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Working in a Machine Shop, 1896; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Working in a Machine Shop, 1896; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Title

Working in a Machine Shop, 1896; Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa

Description

This picture shows the hard work that went on in machine shops during the late 19th Century. This image was taken inside Seever's Mfg. Co. of men inside a machine shop. Seever's Mfg. Co. specialized in creating iron bridges, water heaters, and furnaces and their business was located in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Creator

H. Kirk Watkins

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

The Times Company: Dallas, Texas

Date

1896
2008-08-11

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll7,166