Assembling and Testing Turbines, Westinghouse Works

SUMMARY
A turbine is shown operating. Two men walk up to it, check the running of various parts on it, and write their findings down on paper. A third man is seen walking through a few times, once stopping to look at one of the men's writings.

OTHER TITLES
Copyright title: Assembling and testing turbines, Westinghouse Co. works

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1904.

NOTES
Copyright: American Mutoscope & Biograph Co.; 23July1904; H48412

Original main title lacking.

Filmed May 5, 1904, probably at the Westinghouse Machine Co. in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Camera, G.W. "Billy" Bitzer.

Received: 7/23/04; paper pos; copyright deposit; Paper Print Collection.

SUBJECTS
Turbines--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh.
Westinghouse Machine Company.
Factories--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh.
Electric industry workers--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh.
Manufactures--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh.
Manufacturing processes--Pennsylvania--East Pittsburgh.
Silent films.
Actuality--Short.
Industrial--Short.

RELATED NAMES
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera.
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
westhpp 1948 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/westhpp.1948

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Westinghouse
• Manufacturing
• Industry
• Silent
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