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Waugh-Gould Laboratory draft gears photographs

Creation: circa 1929
 Collection
Accession: 1997-231

Abstract

Waugh Equipment Company manufactured equipment for the production of railway cars. One of their main products was draft gears. The Waugh-Gould Laboratory tested equipment for strains, vibrations, and noises. This collection contains identified prints showing the complete production processes used to fabricate draft gears used in freight cars and locomotives.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1929

Creator

Extent

32 item(s)

General Physical Description

32 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 6 in.

Historical Note

Waugh Equipment Company manufactured equipment for the production of railway cars. One of their main products was draft gears. Waugh held a thirty-five percent market share on draft gears in 1930, largely because it was the subsidiary of Armour and Company, the giant meatpacking company based in Chicago. Armour coerced the railroads into buying equipment from Waugh in order to maintain Armour’s rail shipping business. Waugh Equipment Company was located in Depew, New York, in Erie County. The Waugh-Gould Laboratory tested equipment for strains, vibrations, and noises.

Scope and Content

This item consists of a jacketed folder containing identified prints showing the complete production processes used to fabricate draft gears used in freight cars and locomotives. This promotional piece was targeted to railroad officials. Many of the views, although small, show steel workers.

Location

GL Box 1.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Waugh-Gould Laboratory draft gears photographs
Date:
2015
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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