Schramm, Inc. was a leading manufacturer of air compression, drilling, and construction equipment headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania. This collection consists primarily of photographs depicting air compressor machinery produced by the company. It offers insight into Schramm's early operations and industrial development along the Eastern Seaboard. The images range from 1895 to 2015, with the majority of materials dating from 1908 to 1982. Researchers interested in energy transmission and its development by air compressors would find this collection useful. It is arranged into five series: Machinery prints, Personnel prints, Vintage prints, Promotional materials, and Negatives.