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Coil winding machines, Westinghouse works /

Coil winding machines, Westinghouse works /

Numerous women stand in rows at winding machines, taking material from large spools behind them. A male supervisor walks down the aisle, checking the work of the women.

Testing large turbines, Westinghouse Co. works /

Testing large turbines, Westinghouse Co. works /

On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine, tightening various parts with wrenches. On the right side, a few ... More

Girls taking time checks, Westinghouse works /

Girls taking time checks, Westinghouse works /

Almost 200 women file by a device on the wall from which they take their time checks. A man runs half-way across the screen at the end of the film.

Panorama of Machine Co. aisle, Westinghouse Co. works /

Panorama of Machine Co. aisle, Westinghouse Co. works /

A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying equipment are shown traveling on rails down the aisles. There are als... More

Panorama view street car motor room /

Panorama view street car motor room /

A camera moving forward on an overhead crane gives a traveling view of men working on machinery. Carts carrying parts and pieces of machinery pass by on rails; cranes lift machinery; and men perform their vario... More

Testing a rotary, Westinghouse works /

Testing a rotary, Westinghouse works /

A small group of men turn on what appears to be a generator. As the rotary spins, the men make adjustments to the machine and check its operations.

Panorama exterior Westinghouse works /

Panorama exterior Westinghouse works /

The view from a moving train shows some of the Westinghouse interests and the surrounding areas. It appears that the film is in two parts and has been incorrectly spliced together with the last part put first. ... More

Taping coils, Westinghouse works /

Taping coils, Westinghouse works /

Numerous women stand at several rows of tables where they appear to be wrapping tape around some devices, presumably coils. Male supervisors walk down the aisles, observing the women's work.

Girls winding armatures /

Girls winding armatures /

Numerous women sit in rows at machines where they appear to be winding some type of wire and tooling it onto machines. Two young men push spools of this wire down the aisle. Supervisors, male and female, walk d... More

Panoramic view aisle B., Westinghouse works /

Panoramic view aisle B., Westinghouse works /

Filmed using a camera on an overhead crane, a traveling view of a large, long aisle is shown. Men are busy performing various tasks on machinery, probably generators. Other men are walking down the aisle in all... More

Assembling a generator, Westinghouse works /

Assembling a generator, Westinghouse works /

A group of men work on various parts of a large generator, assembling the pieces. A crane carries a large piece of the generator over to the rest of the machine, and the men guide it down to assemble it. The cr... More

Steam hammer, Westinghouse works /

Steam hammer, Westinghouse works /

From what appears to be a furnace, a large, glowing block is lifted with the help of a crane over to a table by a group of men. A hammer comes from above and pounds down on the block repeatedly as the men turn ... More

Casting a guide box, Westinghouse works /

Casting a guide box, Westinghouse works /

A large bucket full of molten material is poured into a large container, possibly a mold, by a group of men using machinery. Some other men stoke the fire under the container. When finished pouring, the men lif... More

Coil winding section E, Westinghouse works /

Coil winding section E, Westinghouse works /

Rows of women are shown at tables with winding machines. They wind using material from spools behind them, apparently putting the finished products on the table in front of them. Various supervisory staff, male... More

Assembling and testing turbines, Westinghouse Co. works /

Assembling and testing turbines, Westinghouse Co. works /

A turbine is shown operating. Two men walk up to it, check the running of various parts on it, and write their findings down on paper. A third man is seen walking through a few times, once stopping to look at o... More

Welding the big ring /

Welding the big ring /

A group of men weld one area of a large ring in a fire. They lift the ring, which is hanging horizontally on chains, out of the fire. Four men hammer the hot area on the ring into shape while the remaining men ... More

Steam whistle, Westinghouse works /

Steam whistle, Westinghouse works /

A closeup of the steam whistle blowing at the "Westinghouse works" complex of factories in Pennsylvania, probably at the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.

Westinghouse Electrical Works, East Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A

Westinghouse Electrical Works, East Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A

Stereograph showing an elevated view of a cluster of buildings. H66547 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1905 by Keystone View Company. No. 6513.

Shute, H. D. typed letter signed to Hugo Münsterberg, East Pittsburgh, Pa., 1 October 1913
Woman countersinking detonator tube hole and filling hole in hand grenade at Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during World War I

Woman countersinking detonator tube hole and filling hole in hand gren...

Army Industrial Service Section, Women's Branch photo. No. 28796. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge and plants on Lincoln Highway, East Pittsburgh, Pa.

George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge and plants on Lincoln Highway, Eas...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Pennsylvania postcard.

War production drive. William Hunter, a member of the labor-management committe at the East Pittsburgh Division of Westinghouse, explains the "Let's show them" campaign, an adaption of the War Production Drive. "Let's show the Axis what real production means," Mr. Hunter exorts the plant workers

War production drive. William Hunter, a member of the labor-management...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

War production drive. William Hunter, a member of the labor-management committe at the East Pittsburgh Division of Westinghouse, explains the "Let's show them" campaign, an adaption of the War Production Drive. "Let's show the Axis what real production means," Mr. Hunter exorts the plant workers

War production drive. William Hunter, a member of the labor-management...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Westinghouse Lamp Division plant was a portable booth which moved from department to department while a pretty girl, chosen partly because of her ability to wear a uniform well, sold war bonds and stamps and distributed production drive literature

War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Wes...

Public domain photograph of Pennsylvania in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Citations of individual production merit awarded. The first five Citations of Individual Production Merit have been awarded to five war workers, War Production Drive Headquarters has announced. The citation is the highest honor conferred for individual achievement. It is granted only for ideas or suggestions that have an outstanding effect on the entire war effort. Clinton R. Hanna, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a research department manager for the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., suggested a method of increasing the effectiveness of Army tanks. This method is a military secret

Citations of individual production merit awarded. The first five Citat...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War production drive. The enthusiasm generated by the War Production Drive is graphically shown by this picture of Westinghouse employees attending a rally sponsored by the War Production Board (WPB) Joint Committee. Army, Navy and union officials spoke and a returned war correspondent told of his experiences on the war front

War production drive. The enthusiasm generated by the War Production D...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Wash... More

War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Westinghouse Lamp Division plant was a portable booth which moved from department to department while a pretty girl, chosen partly because of her ability to wear a uniform well, sold war bonds and stamps and distributed production drive literature

War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Wes...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Wash... More

Citation winners. Citation winner, Clinton E. Hanna, (right) of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and William G. Marshall, Director of the War Production Drive, who presented the workers to President Roosevelt

Citation winners. Citation winner, Clinton E. Hanna, (right) of the We...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

War production drive. The enthusiasm generated by the War Production Drive is graphically shown by this picture of Westinghouse employees attending a rally sponsored by the War Production Board (WPB) Joint Committee. Army, Navy and union officials spoke and a returned war correspondent told of his experiences on the war front

War production drive. The enthusiasm generated by the War Production D...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to politics, political campaigns, committee, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shute, H. D. typed letter signed to Hugo Münsterberg, East Pittsburgh, Pa., 1 October 1913
George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30), East Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

George Westinghouse Bridge, Spanning Turtle Creek at Lincoln Highway (...

Significance: Hailed as "America's Longest Concrete-Arch Bridge" when it opened in 1932, the bridge's main span remains one of the longest concrete arch spans in the U.S. This structure represents the highest e... More