These steam powered pumps were integral to the cooling of the meat packing plant next door.
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There big filters helped the mill sort through the flour, for additional milling, for example.
The whole smelter ran on gravity… elevating the various raw materials and working with them until at the bottom of the furnace, copper poured out.
One of the oldest buildings had a wide central staircase with well worn steps. They were utilitarian and beautiful.
This giant gear’s sole purpose was to turn the ship’s single rudder in all conditions.
A hole straight to hell. Stay away!
Colors of the boiler room.
Looking through the center of a scrapped generator, its copper long scrapped.
Bits and things in a pile in the corner of the smelter, the unsold chunks of industrial history that didn’t sell at an on-site auction before my visit.
The generator room was state of the art when it was installed, allowing the complex to use motors and electric lighting ahead of its competitors.