134 Comments for Armour Meat Packing Plant

Hello, I would like to use this image as a wall mural in a multi family building. Is it available to do that?

"Its like a little indoor garden. Imagine how green it may be years from now"

Well it's an empty lot now with NO greenery at all!

Can someone please answer what those holes are in the wheels?

/s

Thank you for all the responses but I think we have the memo now.

The holes in the flywheels are likely the "barring" holes, which allowed the operator to use a metal pry bar to move the engine to the proper position for starting.

That box on the left with the tubes is a big pad mount step down transformer used to take primary voltage and step it down to lower voltages.

One way to get things done, but doesn't compete on efficiency with electric motors. :)

Yes..
..and a lamp

Yes she is, - eldokid@aol.com, hahahaha!

Thanks you ALL for info. + stories.
I sit and look at this too - and although I don´t understand it all exactly - it doesnot matter much - I just think it is very beautiful - just like that...and I think of Mankind and inventions

Yes - picture is so crisp and sharp...as usual. I come back here to look and ponder....at IT all...how it worked......IMAGINE!

hello
nice pictures, they give me ideas for painting
good job
francis from france

sometimes flywheels had holes for baring the machine over centring pistons ect

I have a nice Video about this place,
Check it out at
https://youtu.be/tsUunHqnrkU

The brick is layed in whats called a English bond. Very strong bond. 1st course will have 2 layers of brick with the next course on top turned 90* making every other course seem like smaller pieces when it is actually the side of the brick. Beautiful work.

The sqare holes in the flywheels were used to get the steam machine into the starting position. The machinist inserted a long steel rod into one of the holes, leaned onto it to turn the flywheel and thus move the cylinders and valves into the desired position.