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Title
Louisville Cement Works, Kilns at Speed Mills
Subject
- Civil engineering--Materials
- Cement plants
- Cement kilns
- Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.)
- Lantern slides
Description
Glass lantern slide of the exterior of the kilns at Speed Mill, Louisville Cement Works. Reproduction of an image from the article "Bedford-Louisville Excursion: Notes on Bedford Stone, Louisville Cement and Other Things" in “Journal of the Western Society of Engineers,” Vol. 1, no. 5, October 1896. Text below the image reads: "Fig. 145. Louisville Cement Works. Kilns at Speed Mills." No label on slide. Used to illustrate the course "Materials of Engineering Construction" which was taught between 1893-1950 at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, Pa.
Creator
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Location Covered
Speed (Ind.)
Original Format
Lantern Slides
Contact
Wagner Free Institute of Science Library & Archives. 1700 W Montgomery Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. Contact the Library at 215-763-6529 x12 or library@wagnerfreeinstitute.org
Contributing Institution
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.