Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902
After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company (later Moran Brothers Company) with his brothers, Frank Moran (1860-1934) and Sherma...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/8911 2023-05-15T18:45:58+02:00 Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902 Curtis & Romans United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CC, JPEG quality measurement 5. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8911 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1995.49.146 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8911 MOHAI, Moran Brothers Company Collection, [image number] Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Moran Brothers Company Collection Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Laborers--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle Wash.) photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:46Z After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company (later Moran Brothers Company) with his brothers, Frank Moran (1860-1934) and Sherman Moran (1865-1929). The firm built steamers and barges for miners on the Yukon River, as well as many large steel and wood vessels, including the battleship USS Nebraska for the U. S. Navy. This image shows an unidentified employee of Moran Brothers Company using a compressed air chipping gun while working at the shipyard located at the foot of South Charles Street south of Pioneer Square between 1896-1902. Chipping guns or hammers are used for a variety of projects such as chipping off excess welds and removing paint or rust from steel. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard; b&w; 6 x 8 in. Other/Unknown Material Yukon river Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Battleship ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) Yukon |
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Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Laborers--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle Wash.) Curtis & Romans Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902 |
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Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Laborers--Washington (State)--Seattle Moran Brothers Company (Seattle Wash.) |
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After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company (later Moran Brothers Company) with his brothers, Frank Moran (1860-1934) and Sherman Moran (1865-1929). The firm built steamers and barges for miners on the Yukon River, as well as many large steel and wood vessels, including the battleship USS Nebraska for the U. S. Navy. This image shows an unidentified employee of Moran Brothers Company using a compressed air chipping gun while working at the shipyard located at the foot of South Charles Street south of Pioneer Square between 1896-1902. Chipping guns or hammers are used for a variety of projects such as chipping off excess welds and removing paint or rust from steel. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard; b&w; 6 x 8 in. |
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Curtis & Romans |
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Curtis & Romans |
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Curtis & Romans |
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Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902 |
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Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902 |
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Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902 |
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Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902 |
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Moran Brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, Seattle, circa 1902 |
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moran brothers employee operating a compressed air chipping gun, seattle, circa 1902 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8911 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) |
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Battleship Yukon |
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Battleship Yukon |
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Yukon river Yukon |
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Yukon river Yukon |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Moran Brothers Company Collection |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1995.49.146 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8911 |
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MOHAI, Moran Brothers Company Collection, [image number] |
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