The scale of the grain hoppers helps tell the story of how large Hamm’s was in its day.
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You can see almost ever level of the factory from this spot.
All of the bucket conveyors crashed on this work floor when their casings were scrapped. Note all of the valves to open the grain flow.
Shadows cast by the ropes, counterweights, and backdrops.
After climbing the elevator shaft to the illusive second level, a new pallet of colors were revealed.
The top floor of the Dominion Elevator. Acros 100 on 120.
The bricks routinely fell from the walls, like seeds falling from trees. On a smaller scale, new walls grew from the floors.
In the corner of the foundry, this lunchroom was literally collapsing under one small leak in the roof. Tile by tile the water ate away the ceiling. Note the clock.
Watch your head, say the colors. This side of the plant is apparently still standing and is owned by the city.
The nitrating house was a chemically dangerous place, so it had thick metal and concrete shield for every station right next to an emergency shower.