Mitch Scheidel demonstrates the transfer of power via giant wheels and leather belts from an 1884 Putnam steam engine to an 1860 drill press n the newly redesigned Hall of Technology of Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. Workmen will demonstrate seven machines of the Industrial Revolution in Mich. Workmen will demonstrate seven machines of the Industrial Revolution in the museum "focal point," one of six which dramatize the roles of agriculture, home arts, communications, transportation, and lighting in American history.
Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.
Photo is dated 2-22-1980.
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