Wire cable company: unguarded machinery

Wire rope machinery with cogwheels fills a room at The Waterbury Wire Cable Manufacturing Co. in Brooklyn, New York. The machinery lacks protective guards. Two workmen stand in the background on the left down a narrow aisle between machines. A third man stands at a machine in the back center of the image.
Identifier
NYSA_A3029-78_B5_F7
Date Original
circa 1912
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives. Factory Investigating Commission. Glass plate negatives and photographic prints of factory and housing conditions. 1911-1912. A3029-78, Box 5, Folder 7.
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Geographic Locations

Brooklyn