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Packing sand into a casting flask at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee at Columbia Steel Casting Company using a pneumatic rammer to pack sand in the drag (bottom) of a mold.

Atkeson, Ray

Packing sand into a casting flask at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Unidentified employees at Columbia Steel Casting Company working on a completed casting mold. One employee is shoveling heap sand. A second employee is standing on the mold loosening riser plugs with a sledge hammer for removal.

Atkeson, Ray

Packing sand into a casting flask at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee at Columbia Steel Casting Company uses a pneumatic rammer to pack backing sand into a cope (top half of mold).

Atkeson, Ray

Packing sand into a mold at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Two employees at Columbia Steel Casting Company hand packing sand into a core box to form a core.

Atkeson, Ray

Photo-Art Commercial Studios order form for order PA64209

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Handwritten Photo-Art Commercial Studios order form with operator instructions for order number PA64209 for Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.)

Photo-Art Commercial Studios order form for order PA64209

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Handwritten Photo-Art Commercial Studios order form with operator instructions for order number PA64209 for Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.)

Pouring steel in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee at Columbia Steel Casting Company pours steel into a mold from a lip pour ladle while a second employee uses a rake to hold back floating slag.

Atkeson, Ray

Pouring steel in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Two employees at Columbia Steel Casting Company pour steel into opposite ends of a large mold from two ladles simultaneously ('Double Pour') for a steel cast component.

Atkeson, Ray

Pouring steel in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Employees at Columbia Steel Casting Company transfer liquid metal from a crane ladle into a smaller shank ladle with two long handles.

Atkeson, Ray

Pouring steel in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Workers pouring steel from the ladle into molds in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry. Pictured to the left of the ladle is Lee Beavers. In the foreground of the picture, D. C. Gore, furnace department foreman, is preparing to put riser compound on the riser top once pouring is complete.

Atkeson, Ray

Pouring steel into a flask in the Columbia Steel Casting Company foundry

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Pouring crew at Columbia Steel Casting Company fills mall molds from a shank ladle.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An unidentified worker welding a joint on a cast-steel component at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses an acetylene torch track burner to remove a riser from a ship frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses a track burner to remove riser from a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An unidentified employee Employee removes solidification gusset with an acetylene cutting torch from a ship hull casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using an acetylene torch on a track burner to remove a riser at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using an acetylene torch track burner to remove a riser on a steel-cast component at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using an acetylene cutting torch to remove a riser from a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses an acetylene cutting torch to cut off rigging from ship hull part at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An unidentified employee uses an acetylene cutting torch to cut off rigging from a ship hull part at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using an acetylene cutting torch with a track to remove a riser from a hull frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee using a hand held acetylene cutting torch to remove a riser at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee repair welding on a casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welder at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee uses track burner to remove riser from stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welders at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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Item
1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

Two welders doing repair work on a rudder pivot shaft casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company.

Atkeson, Ray

Welding a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company

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1944-08

Part of Photo Art Commercial Studio photographs

An employee welding a joint on a stern frame casting at Columbia Steel Casting Company. Several other employees are visible working on other pieces in the background.

Atkeson, Ray