Much of the milling equipment predated the mill itself, so I would not be surprised if this particular machine really dates to 1860.
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Don Crist ’83. Brick Graffiti Series.
Aaron by the concentrator.
I love the texture of the rust through the decaying yellow paint.
The end of the dock, done quickly and cheaply with wood. The towers were for lights, so ships could be loaded at all hours.
A vintage X-Ray machine in the oldest section of the hospital.
On the left is the broken glass room that contains the controls for the cable spool, now gone, that sat in the metal shell on the right. The stairs led down to the hoisting engine itself. You can make out the slits where the cable ran up to the headframe tower through the gaping archway.
These corner pilings served as bumpers… a little assurance against wind, ice, and new captains.
Installed in 1904 at the center of the plant, this is one of two batteries of boilers. Being in Oshkosh, heat was very important to keeping labor moving in the cold months.
A wounded flour mill, muscled into the corner to keep out of the way.