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Close your eyes. Just imagine all the footsteps that went up and down these stairs. That's what I think of when I look at these pictures. ALL the people.

Speaking of pools, went looking once for the old pool that i swam in as a kid and was owned by a private residence. The residence was abandoned and the pool was almost completely filled in with anything and everything. Wouldn't have recognized it but saw the blue corners protruding from each end. The pool used to be huge and went up to 8 feet. Made me feel strange standing in the center of it on a mound of dirt. Glad I have pictures of what it USED to look like.

Motts is taking me to places and doing things I've always enjoyed doing. I guess it's the adventure and the thinking of what used to be, I don't know. Wish you could carry a movie camera and do a walk through with it. That would be so fantastic!!!Thank-you again for such a great website and the really interesting info!

I think this was actually called [something else, but because I want to respect the site owner's wishes, I will not name it publicly] ...

Many of those files were left behind by Allied Products Corporation. Others were probably left behind by a company by the name of EWI. Allied acquired the stamping plant from Studebaker in 1963. Allied operated the plant as South Bend Stamping until 1991 when it sold the stamping business to EWI. Allied continued to own the building housing the stamping equipment as well as a couple other former Studebaker buildings. EWI went bankrupt in the mid 1990's. Allied stored records at the facility until it went bankrupt and turned the buildings it owned over to the City of South Bend.

No radioactive isotope in x-ray machines, only x-ray tube (non radioactive) . . . . . listen to me . . . I'm a radiologist, I know what I'm talking about.

That machine looks like a Transworld . . . it was made in the late 80's.

There is no radioactive material in x-ray machines.
It is an x-ray tube (artificial radiation generator).

Run Rabit ! Run !!

I'll explain some of the components without telling you the actual use of said apparatus:
The black outside structure: It's a pneumatic antivibration table. The round shiny metal covered with polymer would ''ride'' on pistons that would dampen any vibration from the floor of the environment (Made by Harvard Apparatus Canada).
The big off white container inside: It's a dewar container (like a thermos in your lunch box) that would hold liquid air or liquid nitrogen or liquid helium. That type of container would slow down the evaporation of your liquifed gas by insulation from the inside heat.
Rectagular panel with knobs: These are for controlling the flow and pressure of the gas. On the right side there's 2 ball gas regulators for precise adjustment of low flow and 9 rounded knobs which are needle valve regulators (for crude adjustments).
The 220v cable: I don't think that cable belong to this apparatus, it seems like a connector box at the end of the cable.
Small grey twin cable with connector at the front: These are cables for temperature reading using thermistors.
Outside material: Used to absorb mechanical energy, i.e., high and mid noise from the environment.
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Porter Bucky invented that. It is a lead grid which absorbs soft x-rays. It is moved quickly up and down when you press that button.

The machine had been dismantled. It hasn't got an x-ray tube. It is only the table.

There is no radioactive material in these generators. There's only an x-ray tube which doesn't contain radioactive material.

The curtains were put up there to provide a smidgen of privacy from the out doors. Beds were located in the alcoves because of overcrowding. I didn't take these snap shots Pam I worked there from 1976 until it closed. The Picture credits belong to Mr. Motts

looks pretty creepy... with the caged doors you would think there was gonna be a gorilla or something that is gonna come popping out at you like
Ah...Rawwwr!!! lol... I dont know... And the red door kinda just like sets the scene to make it even spookier