Category:Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company

Media in category "Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company"

The following 127 files are in this category, out of 127 total.

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  Core Room Operations c. 1940 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 6 of 9).png 17,664 × 13,632; 10.21 MB
  
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  Cover - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 1 of 9).png 17,674 × 13,632; 11.81 MB
  
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  GAS-FIRED CRUCIBLE FURNACES WERE USED TO MELT SMALL, BATCH QUANTITIES OF BRONZE IN STOCKHAM'S BRASS FOUNDRY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BRONZE VALVES, CA. 1950. - Stockham Pipe and HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-11.tif 5,000 × 3,999; 19.07 MB
  
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  GRAVITY-FED MOLDING CONVEYOR, BRASS FOUNDRY, SHOWING OVERHEAD WEIGHTS AND POURING AREAS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Brass Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-5.tif 3,695 × 5,000; 17.62 MB
  
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  GREY IRON CUPOLA CHARGER. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-39.tif 3,667 × 5,000; 17.49 MB
  
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  Grey Iron Cupola Operations c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 7 of 9).png 17,700 × 13,632; 12.62 MB
  
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  Grey Iron Cupola Operations c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 7 of 9).tif 17,700 × 13,632; 2.62 MB
  
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  Grey Iron Flow Diagram c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 5 of 9).png 17,642 × 13,632; 9.7 MB
  
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  Grey Iron Flow Diagram c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 5 of 9).tif 17,642 × 13,632; 1.84 MB
  
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  Grey Iron Production c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 8 of 9).png 17,638 × 13,632; 13.02 MB
  
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  Grey Iron Production c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 8 of 9).tif 17,638 × 13,632; 2.82 MB
  
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  GREY IRON TUMBLERS, IN THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY ROTATE CASTINGS WITH SHOT TO REMOVE AND SURFACE OXIDES AND REMAINING EXCESS METALS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-35.tif 5,000 × 3,613; 17.23 MB
  
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  A CORE WORKER DISPLAYS THE CORE BOX AND CORES FOR A BRASS BONNET MADE ON A CORE BLOWER, CA. 1950. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-22.tif 5,000 × 3,966; 18.91 MB
  
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  A CORE WORKER DISPLAYS THE CORE BOX AND CORES FOR A BRASS GATE VALVE BODY MADE ON A CORE BOX, CA. 1950. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-24.tif 5,000 × 3,961; 18.89 MB
  
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  AERIAL VIEW OF STOCKHAM PIPE AND FITTINGS LOOKING SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTER, RED MOUNTAIN AND SLOSS FURNACE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. - Stockham Pipe and HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-28.tif 5,000 × 3,578; 17.06 MB
  
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  AERIAL VIEW OF STOCKHAM PIPES and FITTINGS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-29.tif 5,000 × 3,586; 17.1 MB
  
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  AERIAL VIEW OF STOCKHAM PIPES and FITTINGS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-30.tif 5,000 × 3,592; 17.13 MB
  
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  AERIAL VIEW OF STOCKHAM VALVES and FITTINGS ALONG VANDERBILT ROAD, BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTER SKYSCRAPERS ALIGNED ALONG 20TH STREET IN THE BACKGROUND. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-27.tif 5,000 × 3,600; 17.17 MB
  
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  COKE STORAGE HOPPER LOCATED OUTSIDE THE MALLEABLE FOUNDRY SHOWING LOADING DEVICE THAT USED A SKIP CAR TO FILL THE HOPPER FROM UNDERGROUND GRAVITY-FED STORAGE AREAS FROM INCOMING HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-10.tif 3,577 × 5,000; 17.06 MB
  
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  Core Room Operations c. 1940 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 6 of 9).tif 17,664 × 13,632; 1.94 MB
  
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  CORE WORKER OPERATING A CORE-BLOWER THAT PNEUMATICALLY FILLED CORE BOXES WITH RESIGN IMPREGNATED SAND AND CREATED A CORE THAT THEN REQUIRED BAKING, CA. 1950. - Stockham Pipe and HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-23.tif 5,000 × 3,971; 18.94 MB
  
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  CORES, WHICH FORM THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF MOLDS BY PROVIDING A SOLID STRUCTURE FOR MOLTEN IRON TO FLOW AROUND ARE CAREFULLY PLACED INTO THE CAVITIES OF MOLDS IN THE BRASS HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-25.tif 5,000 × 3,945; 18.81 MB
  
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  Cover - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 1 of 9).tif 17,674 × 13,632; 2.33 MB
  
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  CUPOLA TENDERS FILLED THE LARGE LADLES WORKERS USED TO POUR MOLDS ON THE CONVEYORS FROM BULL LADLES THAT WERE USED TO STORE BATCH QUANTITIES OF IRON TAPPED FROM THE CUPOLA, CA. HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-17.tif 5,000 × 3,993; 19.04 MB
  
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  FOUNDRY BUILDING SCAPE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM MALLEABLE STOCK YARD CRANE SHOWING VALVE ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS AND DISTANT ROOF OF THE SHIPPING AND STORAGE BUILDING. - Stockham Pipe and HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-4.tif 5,000 × 3,542; 16.89 MB
  
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  FOUNDRY LANDSCAPE LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM MALLEABLE STOCK YARD CRANE SHOWING THE MALLEABLE ANNEALING BUILDING AND THE BRASS FOUNDRY. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-8.tif 5,000 × 3,631; 17.32 MB
  
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  FOUNDRY LANDSCAPE LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM MALLEABLE STOCK YARD CRANE SHOWING CRANE RAILS, GREY IRON CUPOLA AND EMISSION RECOVERY SYSTEM. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-5.tif 5,000 × 3,607; 17.2 MB
  
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  FOUNDRY LANDSCAPE LOOKING WEST-NORTHWEST FROM MALLEABLE STOCK YARD CRANE, SHOWING CRANE MOTOR AND MALLEABLE CUPOLAS WITH OPEN TOPS AND EMISSION RECOVERY DUCTS. - Stockham Pipe HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-7.tif 5,000 × 3,630; 17.31 MB
  
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  FOUNDRY LANDSCAPE LOOKING WEST-SOUTHWEST FROM MALLEABLE STOCK YARD CRANE SHOWING SHED ROOF OF OLD MALLEABLE CUPOLA CHARGER. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-6.tif 5,000 × 3,633; 17.33 MB
  
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  BENCH CORE STATION, GREY IRON FOUNDRY CORE ROOM WHERE CORE MOLDS WERE HAND FILLED AND OFTEN PNEUMATICALLY COMPRESSED WITH A HAND-HELD RAMMER BEFORE THEY WERE BAKED. - Stockham HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-33.tif 5,000 × 3,608; 17.21 MB
  
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  CORE STORAGE AREA OF THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY SHOWING CORES THAT WILL BE USED TO CREATE INTERIOR WALLS OF SMALL BALL VALVES, FOREGROUND, AND LARGE GATE VALVES, BACKGROUND. - HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-28.tif 5,000 × 3,560; 16.98 MB
  
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  DEPENDABLE FORDATH-SHELL CORE MACHINES IN THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY INJECTS SAND INTO A CLOSED CORE BOX. SOME OF THE UNITS HEAT THE CORE BOX TO FIX THE RESINS AS THE CORE REMAINS HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-29.tif 5,000 × 3,603; 17.18 MB
  
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  DESPATCH CORE OVENS, GREY IRON FOUNDRY CORE ROOM, BAKES CORES THAT ARE NOT MADE ON HEATED OR COLD BOX CORE MACHINES, TO SET BINDING AGENTS MIXED WITH THE SAND CREATING CORES HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-34.tif 5,000 × 3,626; 17.29 MB
  
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  EXTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, WITH AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT (CENTER). - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-1.tif 5,000 × 3,649; 17.4 MB
  
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  1928 MALLEABLE FOUNDRY MOLD CONVEYOR -1 SHOWING CONVEYOR AND TRACK ARRANGEMENTS WITH OVERHEAD POURING WEIGHTS THAT REST ON A MOLD'S TOP SURFACE TO ENSURE THAT IRON DOES NOT FLOW HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45F-3.tif 3,653 × 5,000; 17.42 MB
  
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  ELECTRIC HOLDING FURNACE IN THE MALLEABLE FOUNDRY MAINTAINS CONSTANT TEMPERATURES FOR IRON PRIOR TO FILLING MOBILE LADLES. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Malleable HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45F-4.tif 5,000 × 3,591; 17.13 MB
  
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  BRASS FOUNDRY BUILDING WHERE STOCKHAM MANUFACTURED ITS BRONZE VALVES AND VALVE PARTS. ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY DID NOT PRODUCE BRASS CASTINGS, ITS EQUIPMENT WAS SIMILAR TO THAT USED HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-1.tif 5,000 × 3,607; 17.2 MB
  
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  BRASS FOUNDRY MACHINE ROOM USED TO MACHINE CAST BRONZE PIECES FOR VALVES AND PREPARE BRONZE VALVE BODIES FOR ASSEMBLY. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Brass Foundry, 4000 HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-3.tif 5,000 × 3,583; 17.09 MB
  
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  BRASS FOUNDRY ROOM SHOWING GATE CUTTERS USED TO REMOVE RUNNERS AND SPRUES FROM BRONZE CASTINGS TOO SOFT TO BE CLEANED IN TUMBLING MILLS. ALSO SHOWN ARE MOLD MACHINES AND THE HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-4.tif 5,000 × 3,600; 17.17 MB
  
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  BRONZE FOUNDRY SCRAP STORED IN THE BINS TO THE RIGHT ARE LOADED INTO THE BOTTOM DROPPING CHARGE BUCKET IN THE BACKGROUND BEFORE BEING CHARGED INTO ONE OF THE ELECTRIC ARC HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-8.tif 5,000 × 3,595; 17.14 MB
  
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  CORE MAKING MACHINES BRASS FOUNDRY. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Brass Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-2.tif 5,000 × 3,535; 16.86 MB
  
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  DISCONTINUED OR LITTLE USED LARGE GATE VALVE AND VALVE ASSEMBLY PATTERNS, PATTERN STORAGE BUILDING. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Pattern Storage, 4000 Tenth Avenue HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45H-2.tif 5,000 × 3,657; 17.44 MB
  
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  DISCONTINUED WHEEL AND GEAR PATTERNS, SECOND FLOOR. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Pattern Storage, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45H-1.tif 5,000 × 3,593; 17.14 MB
  
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  BORED AND ASSEMBLED GATE VALVES RECEIVING PROTECTIVE COATING IN THE VALVE PAINT BOOTH OF THE VALVE ASSEMBLY BUILDING. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Valve Assembly HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45I-2.tif 5,000 × 3,737; 17.82 MB
  
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  CLEANED VALVE BODIES, AWAITING BORING HOLES IN FLANGED SECTIONS AND ASSEMBLY. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Valve Assembly Building, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45I-1.tif 5,000 × 3,620; 17.26 MB
  
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  AUTOMATED MALLEABLE ANNEALING OVENS SLOWLY HEAT AND COOL CASTINGS AS THEY MOVE IN BINS ALONG TRACKS IN THE OVEN BOTTOM IN THE MALLEABLE ANNEALING BUILDING. THIS PROCESS HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45J-3.tif 5,000 × 3,655; 17.43 MB
  
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  IN 1922, PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF MOLDING MACHINES AND CONVEYORS, MOLDERS, SUCH AS THESE FROM THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY, HAND PACKED MOLDS AND LAID THEM OUT IN ROWS ON THE FLOOR HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-14.tif 5,000 × 4,064; 19.38 MB
  
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  INTERIOR OF GREY IRON CUPOLA SHOWING REFRACTORY BRICK AND TUYERERS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-37.tif 3,659 × 5,000; 17.45 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW OF JAMES HARRIS CUTTING SCREW THREADS INTO THE INTERIOR OF FITTINGS ON ONE IN A BANK OF TAPPING MACHINES, EACH OPERATED BY THE SAME WORKER SIMULTANEOUSLY BUT TIMED HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45C-1.tif 5,000 × 3,605; 17.19 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH 3-4 INCH MALLEABLE TEE PIPE FITTINGS - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Warehouse, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45E-2.tif 5,000 × 3,577; 17.06 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH CLEANING OF A 12 INCH FLANGE ELBOW CASTING. JAMES CRUMB USED A SWING FRAME GRINDER TO CLEAN (GRIND SEAMS FROM) THIS 'EL.' - Stockham Pipe and Fittings HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-26.tif 4,983 × 3,556; 16.9 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH CONTROL PANEL FOR CUPOLA OPERATIONS WITH GREY IRON CUPOLA FOREMAN, DAVID CAMP REDMAN. REDMAN IS A THIRD GENERATION STOCKHAM EMPLOYEE. - Stockham Pipe and HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-6.tif 5,000 × 3,605; 17.19 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH CORE SET IN MOLD HALF IN BOX FLOOR AREA. AWAITING OTHER MOLD HALF TO BE PLACED ON TOP. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Ductile Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45B-5.tif 5,000 × 4,009; 19.12 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH CORES FOR VALVE MOLDING. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-9.tif 5,000 × 3,665; 17.48 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH CORES FOR VALVE MOLDING. STOCKHAM EMPLOYEES REFER TO THESE CORES AS THE STAR WARS CASTINGS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-10.tif 5,000 × 3,575; 17.05 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH GREY UNIT NO. 1 MOLD CONVEYOR SHOWING CHAIN HELD WEIGHTS THAT TRAVEL AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE CONVEYOR AND REST ON COMPLETED MOLDS TO HOLD THE SAND SEAMS HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-17.tif 5,000 × 3,620; 17.26 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH INTERIOR VIEW OF MOLDING SANDS CONTROL AND TEST LAB FOR UNIT NO. 2 GREY IRON DISAMATIC. SAND CASTING TECHNICIAN, ROY BATES, TESTS THE WEIGHT OF THE SAND, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-22.tif 5,000 × 3,650; 17.41 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH IRON POURERS FILLING COMPLETED MOLDS ON GREY IRON UNIT NO. 1 MOLD CONVEYOR WITH MOLTEN IRON FROM MOBILE LADLES AS THEY STAND ON WHAT USED TO BE A PLATFORM HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-18.tif 5,000 × 3,615; 17.24 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH IRON POURERS FILLING COMPLETED MOLDS ON GREY IRON UNIT NO. 1 MOLD CONVEYOR. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-19.tif 5,000 × 3,703; 17.66 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH IRON POURERS FILLING COMPLETED MOLDS ON GREY IRON UNIT NO. 1 MOLD CONVEYOR. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-20.tif 5,000 × 3,605; 17.19 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH JAMES WILLIAMS INSIDE GREY IRON UNIT NO. 1 MOLDING CONVEYOR, AIR CLEANING A PATTERN AS IT SITS WITHIN A FLASK ON A MOLDING MACHINE PRIOR TO BEING FILLED WITH HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-11.tif 4,982 × 4,032; 19.16 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH JAMES WILLIAMS REACHING FOR THE SAND RELEASE LEVER WHICH WILL OPEN THE OVERHEAD STORAGE BIN AND PERMIT A SET AMOUNT OF SAND TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FLASK HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-12.tif 5,000 × 4,060; 19.36 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH JOHNNY TAYLOR HAND LEVELING FRESHLY DEPOSITED SAND INTO A FLASK PRIOR TO COMPRESSION BY THE MOLDING MACHINE INSIDE GREY IRON UNIT NO. 1. - Stockham Pipe and HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-13.tif 4,079 × 5,000; 19.45 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH JOHNNY TAYLOR REMOVING A MOLD HALF FROM THE PATTERN ON THE MOLDING MACHINE, REVEALING THE CAVITY THAT WILL BE FILLED WITH MOLTEN IRON AFTER IT IS ASSEMBLED HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-14.tif 4,029 × 5,000; 19.21 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH LARGE, COMPLETED VALVE-MOLD BEING TRANSPORTED BY THE "BOX FLOOR" OVERHEAD RAIL CRANE TO THE POURING AREA. (THE BOX FLOOR AREA IS WHERE THE COMPANY PREPARES HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45B-2.tif 5,000 × 4,051; 19.32 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH MOLD BEING CLEANED AND INSPECTED. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Ductile Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45B-7.tif 5,000 × 4,048; 19.31 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH MOLD MAKING AND MAIN CONVEYOR, JAMES WILLIAMS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-15.tif 5,000 × 4,045; 19.29 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH MOLD MAKING AND MAIN CONVEYOR, JAMES WILLIAMS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-16.tif 5,000 × 4,102; 19.56 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH MOLTEN DUCTILE IRON BEING POURED INTO MOLDS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-21.tif 5,000 × 3,625; 17.29 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH PATTERN MAKERS AND PATTERNS FOR CASTINGS - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Pattern Shop, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45D-1.tif 5,000 × 3,637; 17.34 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH STOCK INCLUDING THESE GATE AND GLOBE VALVES FOR THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRIES READY FOR SHIPPING - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Warehouse, 4000 Tenth HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45E-1.tif 5,000 × 3,619; 17.26 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH STORAGE BINS FOR COLLECTING METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TAPPING MACHINES AS THEY CUT SCREW THREADS INTO PIPE FITTINGS. SHAVINGS TRAVEL ON CONVEYORS UNDER THE HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45B-1.tif 5,000 × 3,579; 17.07 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH T-R WESTEND SINGLES OR TAPPING MACHINE, BACK OF THREADING MACHINE - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Tapping Room, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45C-6.tif 5,000 × 3,629; 17.31 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH T-R WESTEND SINGLES OR TAPPING MACHINE, THREADING SIDE, JAMES HARRIS - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Tapping Room, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45C-2.tif 5,000 × 3,602; 17.18 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH T-R WESTEND SINGLES OR TAPPING MACHINE, THREADING SIDE, JAMES HARRIS - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Tapping Room, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45C-3.tif 5,000 × 3,603; 17.18 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH T-R WESTEND SINGLES OR TAPPING MACHINES, BACK SIDE WITH OPERATOR - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Tapping Room, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45C-5.tif 3,621 × 5,000; 17.27 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH TAPPING MACHINE USED TO CUT SCREW THREADS INTO THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF FITTINGS - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Tapping Room, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45C-4.tif 3,635 × 5,000; 17.34 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH UNIT NO. 2 GREY IRON DISAMATIC SETTING A 1 X 1-2 INCH ELBOW PIPE FITTING, A 'GREY IRON EL', THROUGH AN AUTOMATED PROCESS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-24.tif 3,634 × 5,000; 17.33 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW WITH UNIT NO. 2 GREY IRON DISAMATIC SETTING A 1 X 1-2 INCH ELBOW PIPE FITTING, A 'GREY IRON EL'. THIS MACHINE SETS CORES THROUGH AN AUTOMATED PROCESS. - Stockham HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-23.tif 3,659 × 5,000; 17.45 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING EAST FROM THE CONTROL ROOM, TOWARD THE 82 INCH COKE-FIRED CUPOLA WHICH SMELTS THE ORE FOR FOUNDRY IRON. CUPOLA TENDER (LEFT) MAKES CERTAIN THE MOLTEN HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-3.tif 5,000 × 3,618; 17.25 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING EAST FROM THE CONTROL ROOM, TOWARD THE GREY IRON CUPOLA WITH CUPOLA TENDER (LEFT) MAKING CERTAIN MOLTEN IRON FLOWS UNIMPEDED. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-4.tif 5,000 × 3,630; 17.31 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING EAST FROM THE CONTROL ROOM, TOWARD THE GREY IRON CUPOLA WITH CUPOLA TENDER CHECKING THE TUYERE. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-5.tif 5,000 × 3,628; 17.3 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING WEST, WITH GREY IRON HOLDING FURNACE AND AN IRON POUR IN PROCESS. MOLTEN DUCTILE IRON IS POURED FROM THIS 25-TON HOLDING FURNACE INTO LADLES FOR HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-41 (CT).tif 4,955 × 3,589; 50.89 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING WEST, WITH GREY IRON HOLDING FURNACE AND AN IRON POUR IN PROCESS. MOLTEN DUCTILE IRON IS POURED FROM THIS 25-TON HOLDING FURNACE INTO LADLES FOR HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-42 (CT).tif 4,955 × 3,604; 51.1 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING WEST, WITH GREY IRON HOLDING FURNACE AND AN IRON POUR IN PROCESS. MOLTEN DUCTILE IRON IS POURED FROM THIS 25-TON HOLDING FURNACE INTO LADLES FOR TRANSPORT HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-7.tif 5,000 × 3,668; 17.49 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING WEST, WITH GREY IRON HOLDING FURNACES AND AN IRON POUR IN PROCESS, CUPOLA TENDER RICHARD SLAUGHTER SUPERVISING THE POUR. MOLTEN DUCTILE IRON IS POURED HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-8.tif 5,000 × 3,685; 17.57 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, PREPARING LARGE MOLD IN BOX FLOOR AREA. WORKERS JUST FILLED THE FLASK WITH SAND FROM A HIGH VELOCITY MECHANICAL SAND THRUSTER. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45B-3.tif 5,000 × 4,038; 19.26 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, SETTING LARGE CORE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE OVERHEAD RAIL CRANE IN BOX FLOOR MOLD AREA (WORKERS- DAN T. WELLS AND TRUMAN CARLISLE). - Stockham Pipe and Fittings HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45B-4.tif 5,000 × 4,087; 19.49 MB
  
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  INTERIOR VIEW, UNIDENTIFIED MOLD MAKING ACTIVITY. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-25.tif 5,000 × 3,654; 17.43 MB
  
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  LAEMPE AUTOMATED COLD BOX CORE MAKING MACHINES IN THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY USED PRESSURE TO SET RESINS IN CORE SAND. THE ONLY EFFORT REQUIRED OF WORKERS IS TO CHANGE CORE BOXES HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-27.tif 5,000 × 3,635; 17.34 MB
  
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  LARGE LADLE, BOX FLOOR, GREY IRON FOUNDRY IS USED TO CARRY LARGE BATCHES OF IRON FROM THE CUPOLA AREAS TO THE LARGE MOLDS MADE ON BOX FLOOR AREA. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-32.tif 3,572 × 5,000; 17.04 MB
  
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  LARGE MOLD MAKING MACHINE, GREY IRON UNIT -4 SHOWING PATTERNS THAT FLASKS FIT OVER PRIOR TO BEING FILLED WITH SAND AND COMPRESSED. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-36.tif 5,000 × 3,611; 17.22 MB
  
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  Malleable and Bronze Foundry c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 9 of 9).png 17,644 × 13,632; 9.83 MB
  
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  Malleable and Bronze Foundry c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 9 of 9).tif 17,644 × 13,632; 1.9 MB
  
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  MALLEABLE CHARGE BUCKET, SITTING ON A ROTATING TRACK, IS FILLED WITH IRON, COKE AND LIMESTONE FROM A SKIP HOIST LOADED IN THE YARD BELOW. THE FILLED CHARGE BUCKET TIPS, TOPPLING HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45F-1.tif 3,611 × 5,000; 17.22 MB
  
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  MALLEABLE INSPECTION STATION WHERE WORKERS ELIMINATE MALFORMED CASTINGS AND SEPARATED GOOD CASTINGS PRIOR TO ANNEALING. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Malleable Annealing HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45J-1.tif 5,000 × 3,701; 17.65 MB
  
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  MALLEABLE IRON BULL LADLE, HOLDS IRON AFTER IT IS TAPPED OUT OF THE CUPOLA UNTIL IT NEEDED BY POURERS ON THE CONVEYOR LINES WHO FILL MOBILE LADLES ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD RAIL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45F-2.tif 5,000 × 3,580; 17.07 MB
  
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  MOBILE LADLES, ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD RAILS, ARE FILLED AT EITHER THE MALLEABLE FOUNDRY BULL LADLE OR ELECTRIC FURNACE BEFORE THEY TRANSPORT MOLTEN IRON TO MOLDS PREPARED BY HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45F-5.tif 5,000 × 3,576; 17.05 MB
  
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  MOLD MACHINE, BRASS FOUNDRY, USED TO COMPRESS CONDITIONED SAND IN FLASKS OVER PATTERNS TO CREATE MOLD CAVITIES WHICH ARE LATER FILLED WITH MOLTEN BRONZE. - Stockham Pipe and HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-6.tif 3,704 × 5,000; 17.66 MB
  
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  NATIONAL SHELL CORE MACHINE IN THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY AUTOMATICALLY INJECTS SAND INTO CLOSED, HEATED CORE BOXES THAT SET THE RESINS AND PERMIT A HARDENED CORE TO BE REMOVED BY HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-30.tif 5,000 × 3,618; 17.25 MB
  
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  NIAGARA SHEAR CUTTING MACHINES USED TO SHEAR GATES AND REMAINING EXCESS METAL OFF OF ANNEALED MALLEABLE CASTINGS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Malleable Annealing HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45J-2.tif 3,612 × 5,000; 17.23 MB
  
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  NORTHEAST VIEW OF FOUNDRY FROM TOP OF GREY IRON CUPOLA SHOWING CORE ROOM ROOF DIRECTLY NORTHEAST, GREY IRON FOUNDRY TO THE RIGHT, MALLEABLE IRON CUPOLAS AND FOUNDRY NORTHEAST OF HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-1.tif 5,000 × 3,580; 17.07 MB
  
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  PATTERN STORAGE AREA FOR BRONZE VALVES AND VALVE PARTS, BRASS FOUNDRY. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Brass Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-9.tif 3,686 × 5,000; 17.58 MB
  
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  PETIBONE SAND THROWING MACHINE BOX FLOOR GREY IRON FOUNDRY FORCES CONDITIONED MOLDING SAND, AT HIGH VELOCITY, INTO MOLDS TOO BIG TO BE MADE ON ONE OF THE CONVEYOR SYSTEMS. - HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-31.tif 3,607 × 5,000; 17.2 MB
  
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  PNEUMATICALLY CLEANING TOP HALF OF LARGE MOLD IN BOX FLOOR AREA TO REMOVE ANY EXCESS OR LOOSE SAND. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Ductile Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45B-6.tif 5,000 × 3,936; 18.77 MB
  
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  PRIOR TO THE USE OF CONVEYORS AND OVERHEAD RAILS, MOLDERS, USUALLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HAD TO INDIVIDUALLY HAND FILL MOLDS LAID OUT ON THE FLOOR, SUCH AS THESE IN THE MALLEABLE HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-18.tif 5,000 × 4,004; 19.1 MB
  
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  QUENCHING TUMBLING MILL TUMBLES CASTINGS OVER EACH OTHER TO REMOVE RUNNERS AND SPRUES WHILE QUICKLY COOLING THEM WITH WATER IN THE MALLEABLE ANNEALING BUILDING. THIS PROCESS HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45J-4.tif 5,000 × 3,595; 17.14 MB
  
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  SAND HANDLING UNIT -1, SHOWING TIMBER FRAMING OF ORIGINAL GREY IRON FOUNDRY SAWTOOTH ROOF. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-38.tif 5,000 × 3,642; 17.37 MB
  
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  SIMILAR TO THE SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY, MALLEABLE WORKERS FILLED MOLDS TRAVELING ON A CONVEYOR FROM LADLES ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD RAILS WHILE THEY STOOD ON A HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-20.tif 5,000 × 4,054; 19.33 MB
  
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  Site Development 1918-1949 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 2 of 9).png 17,680 × 13,632; 14.28 MB
  
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  Site Development 1918-1949 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 2 of 9).tif 17,680 × 13,632; 3.06 MB
  
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  Site Development 1950-1994 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 3 of 9).png 17,670 × 13,632; 14.97 MB
  
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  Site Development 1950-1994 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 3 of 9).tif 17,670 × 13,632; 3.16 MB
  
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  Site Operations c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 4 of 9).png 17,636 × 13,632; 9.5 MB
  
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  Site Operations c. 1947 - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue North, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45- (sheet 4 of 9).tif 17,636 × 13,632; 1.85 MB
  
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  SOME CORES, SUCH AS THESE IN THE BRASS FOUNDRY CA.1950, ARE DIPPED INTO A SOLUTION PRIOR TO BEING BAKED IN THE CORE OVEN BEHIND, TO SET THE RESIN AND CREATE A STRUCTURE STRONG HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-26.tif 5,000 × 3,985; 19 MB
  
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  SOUTHWEST VIEW OF FOUNDRY FROM TOP OF GREY IRON CUPOLA SHOWING OPENED TOP OF CUPOLA WITH EMISSION RECOVERY DUCT COMING OFF. TO THE RIGHT IS THE STORAGE AND SHIPPING BUILDING. - HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-2.tif 5,000 × 3,577; 17.06 MB
  
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  STOCK YARD LOOKING SOUTHEAST SHOWING OVERHEAD YARD CRANE RAIL, THE MALLEABLE CUPOLAS AND EMISSION RECOVERY SYSTEM, OLD SHED ROOF THAT COVERED THE EARLIER MALLEABLE CUPOLA HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-3.tif 5,000 × 3,594; 17.14 MB
  
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  STOCKHAM PACKED SMALL FITTINGS IN BARRELS AND, AS EARLY AS 1919, TRANSPORTED THEM IN THEIR OWN PACKARD DELIVERY TRUCKS. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, 4000 Tenth Avenue HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-15.tif 5,000 × 4,061; 19.37 MB
  
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  THE DIVISION OF STOCKHAM'S WORKFORCE FELL MOSTLY ALONG RACIAL BOUNDARIES. THESE WHITE COLLAR WORKERS TYPIFIED THE MAKEUP OF ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, SALES, AND SUPERVISORY HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-12.tif 5,000 × 4,020; 19.17 MB
  
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  THE INSTALLATION OF CONVEYORS AND OVERHEAD RAILS ELIMINATED THE NEED TO LAY MOLDS OUT ON FLOORS AND HAND-POUR THEM. INSTEAD, WORKERS PULLED LARGE LADLES ALONG OVERHEAD RAILS AND HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-16.tif 5,000 × 4,008; 19.11 MB
  
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  THESE STOCKHAM WORKERS FROM THE MALLEABLE FOUNDRY TYPIFIED THE RACIAL SEPARATIONS WITHIN THE COMPANY WHERE AFRICAN-AMERICANS FILLED THE VAST MAJORITY OF LABOR-INTENSIVE HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-13.tif 5,000 × 4,026; 19.2 MB
  
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  THIS TUMBLING MILL IN THE GREY IRON FOUNDRY IS USED TO TUMBLE CASTINGS OVER EACH OTHER TO BREAK OFF RUNNERS AND SPRUES. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, Grey Iron Foundry, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45A-40.tif 5,000 × 3,635; 17.34 MB
  
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  TILTING ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE USED TO MELT BRONZE IN THE BRASS FOUNDRY BY MEANS OF AN ARC CREATED BETWEEN TWO HORIZONTAL ELECTRODES. WHEN MELTED, THE FURNACE TILTS, FILLING HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45G-7.tif 5,000 × 3,659; 17.45 MB
  
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  UNUSED 1950S GUARD SHACK WITH SEGREGATED ENTRANCES SITTING IN FRONT OF 'Y' BUILDING THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED OUTSIDE OF THE THEN FENCED AREA. - Stockham Pipe and Fittings Company, HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-9.tif 5,000 × 3,676; 17.53 MB
  
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  WHILE AUTOMATED CORE BLOWERS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF HAND-MADE CORES IN THE 1950S, MANY SMALLER CORES COULD STILL BE FORMED FASTER BY HAND WITH A RESIGN IMPREGNATED SAND PRIOR TO HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-21.tif 5,000 × 3,966; 18.91 MB
  
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  WHILE AUTOMATION REDUCED SOME LABOR-INTENSIVE POSITIONS, THESE LARGE ROTATING CLEANING MACHINES WHICH TUMBLED CASTINGS OVER EACH OTHER TO BREAK OFF EXCESS MATERIAL WHILE QUICKLY HAER ALA,37-BIRM,45-19.tif 5,000 × 4,031; 19.22 MB