500 Horse Power engine with Worker - November 27, 1914

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Title	500 Horse Power engine with Worker - November 27, 1914
Creator	Unknown
Source	Unknown. 500 Horse Power engine with Worker. 27 November 1914. Busch-Sulzer Collection. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
Description	Photograph of a Busch-Sulzer marine engine during production with a worker standing on the left. Rudolf Diesel invented the internal combustion engine and in 1894 patented his invention the "Diesel engine." In 1897 Adolphus Busch obtained the rights from Rudolf Diesel to build his engines in the United States. The Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company was founded in February of 1911 by Adolphus Busch and produced submarine engines for the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Subject LCSH	Submarines; Navy; Diesel engine; Submarine boats; Busch-Sulzer brothers Diesel engine company
Subject Local	WWI; World War I
Contributing Institution	Wisconsin Historical Society
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Date Original	November 27, 1914
Language	English