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[Engine Label]

Description: Detail view of the engine label on the Bessemer, or “Lady B” engine as it is called, at the Burton Farmer's Gin, with the text: "Bessemer Oil Engine. Spec.U. Type IV. Pat. Nov. 9th 1915. Pat Dec. 14th 1915. Pat. Dec. 14th 1915. Pat. Dec. 21st 1915. Pat's Pending. No. 3290[...] R. P M. 250, H.P. 125. The Bessemer Gas Engine Co. Grove City, PA."
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg

[Engine Side View]

Description: Close-up photograph of mechanical components on the Bessemer engine inside the Burton Farmer's Gin. This is a close-up of one side of the Bessemer Type IV Engine. The Flywheel is visible in the upper left corner of the picture. In the background, an interior wall is visible with two sets of windows and corrugated metal siding.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg

[View of the Line Shaft at the Burton Farmers Gin]

Description: Photograph of an interior space at the Burton Farmer's Gin that includes a series of wheels along the left side of the image, spaced between large wooden beam columns, some of which have belts or pipes leading toward the right side of the image. Windows are visible at the back and along the left side of the room.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
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