Wagner Electric Company Photographs - n.d.
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K-375. . . .Wagner Elec. Co., Girls in Preparedness Parade passing Plant #2
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K-376. . . .Wagner Electric Co., Girls in Preparedness Parade passing Plant#2
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K-377.. . .Park Policemen carrying big flag in preparedness parade passing Plant #2
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K-378. . . .Militia passing plant #2 in Preparedness Parade
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K-474. . . .Parade at Plant No. 3, at the finish of the munition work for Mr. Lord
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K-475 Gun carriage made by men in parade at Plant No. 3, at the finish of the munition work. For Mr. Lord.
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K-491. . . .Copy of Government Officers recruiting blank part of original side.
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K-492. . . .Same as K-491
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K531. . . .Plant of R. and V. Wagner Ordinance Co. for Mr. Layman
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K557. . . .Girls operating porter cable lathers
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K558. . . .Girls operating drill presses. CLASS 16 18 SENSITIVE DRILLS DESCRIPTION A small drill for delicate work, in our case run by girls. Note the class. USES (a) Drilling detonator and fuse parts(b) All delicate drilling.
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K559. . . .Girls Field and Armature winding, S. A. Dept
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K560. . . .Girls coil winding S. A. Dept.
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K561. . . .Girls inspection department, 1st floor automatic
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K570. . . .Car #86481 Lehigh Valley R.R. Interior showing careful packing munitions (hubs) for Mr. Harvey. West end of car
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K571. . . .Same as 570
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K598. . . . Turn back side of flangs Artillery Hub one of 19 operations taken for Messrs. Layman and Lord and War Dept. 3rd floor bldg. #8.
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K599. . . .Concentric turn one of the operations on order #155-6 inch shell. Bldg #15 for Messrs. Layman, Lord, and War Dept.
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K600. . . .Same as K599 general view of this dept. S.E. wing Bldg. #15
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K652. . . . View center of 5th floor bldg. #8, Detonator Dept. From south looking north for Mr. Gardner.
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K653. . . .Girls inspection dept. on Detonators, 5th floor, Bldg #8, view from northwest looking southeast for Mr.Gardner.
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K654. . . .Bldg #11, 5th floor view from southeast looking northwest where Depth Bombs were finished for Messrs, Jewett and Gardner.
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K655. . . . View of completed Depth Bomb for Messrs. Jewett and Gardner.
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K656. . . .View close up of shells in yard east side of bldg. #8. for Mr. Gardner
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K657. . . . Rickert Schaefer tapping machine used for gageing external threads, 5th floor, bldg #8, detonator dept. for Mr. Lord.
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K658. . . .Knight miller with special rotary fixture for removing burr and squaring bottom of detonator socket, 5th floor, bldg. #8, for Mr. Lord
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K659. . . . Mark 3 detonating fuse complete French Type for Mr. Lord.
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K660. . . . .Finished U.S. 8 inch shell for Mr. Lord without detonator
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K661. . . .Finished U.S. 6th shell for Mr. Lord
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K662. . . .Finished U.S. Artillery Hub for Mr. Lord.
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K663. . . .Complete model Depth Bomb to show mechanism outside view for Mr. Lord
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K664. . . .Same as K663 inside view.
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K665. . . .Finished U.S. 6 inch shell with adapter and fuse in place for Mr. Lord
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K666... Mark 3 Adapter and detonator fuse for Mr. Lord
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K667. . . . Dummy shells 3 inch and 4inch for Mr. Laymah.
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K668. . . .U.S. Mark 2 Mod. 2 Depth Charge pistol and primer for Mr. Layman.
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K669. . . .British Depth Charge type D pistol and primer for Mr. Layman.
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K670. . . .Tompion 3 inch also 4 inch made for U.S.A. for Mr. Layman
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K671. . . .Six and eight inch U.S. shells photographed alongside of rule to show height for Mr. Layman
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K672. . . .British shell for Mr. Layman
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K629. . . .Illustrative photo showing how John Moore was injured [August] 12th, 1918. for Mr. Davis, Plant #3.
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K623 Copy
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K614. . . .Same as K613 [Pistol and Primer assembly dept. for Depth Charges...] one of the operations in this dept. testing calibrating pistols for proper firing.
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K615 Plant #3
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K616 Plant #3 U.S.8
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K617. . . .Plant #3 U.S. 8
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K626. . . .Girls assembly dept. on firing pin, also testing machine shown in foreground, Mark 3 Detonator, Bldg. #8, 5th floor, for War Dept; also Messrs. Layman and Lord.
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K627 Girls inspecting fuse bodies
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K628 Drill Press Dept
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K630. . . .Helmet worn by Paul R. Herbig, 83rd Co. 6th Regiment Marines.
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K631. . . .Same as K630 inside view of helmet
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K634. . . .Inspection crew of U.S. Sailors and Ensign Mosler inspecting munitions
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K639
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K640 Bldg 15
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K641 Bldg 15
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K645. . . .Artilllery Hub Dept. 3rd floor Bldg. #8, view from southwest looking northeast for Mr. Gardner.
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Same as K645
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K647. . . .Same as K645 with machinery running for Mr. Jewett.
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K673. . . .Russian detonator outside view for Mr. Layman.
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K674. . . . Same as K673 inside view showing mechanism.
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K675. . . .Depth bomb carrier for Mr. Layman.
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K676. . . .Photo of truck loaded with shells, plant #3, James Britton case injured [January] 18 1918. Photo made for Mr. Davis [January ] 20th, 1919.
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K677. . . .Same as K676, truck not loaded
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K678. . . .Expanding arbor for holding shell for off and face base operation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K679. . . .Cut off and face base operation U.S. 8 inch shell plant #3 for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K680. . . .Rough turn body operation U.S. 8 inch shell Plant #3 for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K681. . . .Arbor for rough bottom and radius U.S. 8 inch shell plant #3 operation for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K682. . . .Rough bore operations U.S. 8 inch shell, plant #3, for Messers Layman and Jewett.
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K683. . . . Face base operation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messers. Jewett and Layman, Plant #3.
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K684. . . . Groove and wave cooperation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messrs. Layman and Jewett., Plant #3.
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K685. . . .Rough profile operation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messrs. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K686. . . .Finish profile operation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messrs. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K687. . . .Groove base operation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messrs. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K688. . . .Thread nose operation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messrs. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K689. . . .Finish bore nose operation U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3 for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K690. . . .Finish bottomand radius operation U.S. 8 inch shell for Messrs. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K691. . . .Concentricity showing arbor U.S. 8 inch shell operation for Messrs. Layman and Jewett,Plant #3.
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K692. . . .Rough drill nose operation U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3, for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K693. . . .Bevel nose operation U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3, for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K694. . . . Finish bore operation, U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3, for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K695. . . .Finish body turn operation, U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3, for Messrs. Layman and Jewett
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K696 . . . .Hydraulic test operation U.S. 8 inch shell, plant #3, for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K697. . . .Grind Bourrelet U.S. 8 inch shell operation for Messrs. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K698. . . .Turn copper band, U.S. 8 inch shell operation for Messrs. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K699. . . .Turn Bourrelet U.S. 8 inch shell operation for Messers. Layman and Jewett, Plant #3.
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K700. . . .Varnishes operation U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3 for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K701. . . . Sand Blast operation U.S. 8 inch shell Plant #3 for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K702. . . . Assemble base cover operation U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3, for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K703. . . .Conveyers used to handle U.S. 8 inch shell, Plant #3, for Messrs. Layman and Jewett.
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K704. . . .Copy of photo showing depth charge in notice on sea #120, H.M.S. for Mr. Layman.
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K705. . . . Copy of photo showing destroyer which has spotted an enemy submarine, drops two depth charges #49 a double depth charge. For Mr. Layman.
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K706 . . . . .Copy of photo making assurance double sure
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K707. . . . Copy of photo #120 H.M.S. Tempest dropping a depth charge at full speed for Mr. Layman.
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K708. . . .Copy of Photo #136 depth charge exploding as bad as a volcanic eruption for Mr. Layman.
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K709 . . . . Copy of photo #20, the Oil upon the waters, following the explosion of depth charge for Mr. Layman.
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K710. . . .Copy of photo #112 not a depth charge, 400 lbs. T.N.T. A German mine being exploded, exploded by a rifle bullet striking one of the projecting horns, for Mr. Layman.
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| Title | Wagner Electric Company Photographs - n.d. |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Wagner Electric Company Photographs. n.d. Wagner Electric Company Collection, 1914-1963. P0244. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Wagner Electric Corporation was an electric equipment manufacturing firm established in 1891 by H.A. Wagner and Ferdinand Schwedtmann. During World War I, it stopped manufacturing motors for small appliances and began manufacturing armaments and munitions for the Allies. These photographs of Wagner Electric Company employees developing armaments and munitions, were created from the actual glass plate negatives. Cyanotype proofs of the photographs with captions are also available. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--War work; World War, 1914-1918--Technology; World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies; World War, 1914-1918--Economic and industrial aspects: World War, 1914-1918--African Americans; World War, 1914-1918-- War Work--Women; Howitze |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Four Inch Naval Guns; Three Inch Gun Mounts; One Pounder Guns; Dummy Naval Shells; Artillery Wheel Hubs; Rim Parts; Eight Inch Howitzer Shells; 155M.M. Howitzer Shells; Mark 111 French Type Detonator Fuses; 155M.M. Adapters |
| Site Accession Number | P0244 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. Contact the Missouri History Museum's Permissions Office at 314-746-4511 to obtain written consent. |
| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |