This little curled yellow thing is one of the last hints that this adobe building was lived in.
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Looking up to the second floor of the Nitrating House, where cotton would be soaked in nitric acid. These brought cotton into the building.
Before each warhead was crated, it was inspected.
I can confirm the existence of the long-rumored Federal Rectangle Research Institute labs.
After crushing, these machines would float lighter material to the surface of the water, where it would be skimmed and discarded. Gold and silver laden stone would sink to the bottom, where it was collected for the next stage of processing. Leica/Summilux 35/Ektar 100
The stonework was done by a local handyman of sorts, who was also a guard at a nearby insane asylum. He did a great job, it seems to me.
This dock goes between loading bays (see glass brick walls) and the railroad.
Looking from one workhouse at another, with the other residents of Mill Hell falling into place as the distance grows. Across the rail yard you can see Froedert Malt elevator and Calumet.
The old No Trespassing sign, with the Peavey logo still on it.
The head distiller could walk out of their office to this balcony and overlook the whole fermentation process in a glance.