Pottstown Machine Company Photographs

This box contains seventy-nine 3.75" x 4.5", sixty 6.5" x 4.5", four 5.5" x 7", and twelve 7.5" x 9.5" photographs. Several of the photographs have stamped names and/or written descriptions of the machine(s). Eight of the 7.5" x 9.5" photographs, in particular, have detailed captions, dates, and a stamp from the General Electric Publicity Department. Some of the photographs also include the interior of the building and/or personnel. Most of the descriptions provided below are copied directly from the photographs.

This box contains thirty-five 7.25" x 9.25" photographs. Several of the photographs have stamped names and/or written descriptions of the machine. Some of the photographs also include the interior of the building and/or personnel. Most of the descriptions provided below are copied directly from the photographs. When information was copied directly from a photograph, the original wording and capitalizations were maintained.

This box contains forty-three 7.25" x 9.25" photographs. A few of the photographs also include the interior of the building.

This box contains sixty 7.25" x 9.5" photographs. These photographs came in an album that was disassembled in the interest of preservation. The photographs have been kept in their original order. The album was accompanied by four leaves of a typed list describing items in the photographs. The information from these lists has been copied directly to this aid, along with any additional information about and/or printed on the photographs. When information was copied directly from a photograph and/or list, the original wording and capitalizations were maintained.

This box contains seventy-one 7.25" x 9.5" photographs. They are a continuation of the photographs in Box 4, having come from the same album. Again, the information contained in the three leaves of a typed list accompanying the photographs has been copied directly to this finding aid. When information was copied directly from a photograph and/or list, the original wording and capitalizations were maintained. Any additional information about and/or printed on the photographs is also noted.

This box contains two oversize photographs. Both of the photographs are 7.5" x 9.5" and have been pasted on a cardboard backing. Photograph 365 is a print of a machine pasted on a 10" x 12" backing. Photograph 366 is a print of a machine part held by a man pasted on an 11" x 14" backing.