Taking indication from gas engine – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Taking indication from gas engine comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Taking indication from gas engine
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This negative shows a technician recording an indicator diagram from a gas engine, a routine check on how an engine's cylinder pressure changed through each stroke. The title comes from caption data supplied by the Bain News Service and has not been independently verified, so the scene itself is the best guide to what is happening. Gas engines of this period powered workshops, pumping stations and small factories, and engineers relied on indicator diagrams to tune performance and spot wear. The Bain News Service, which operated in New York in the early 20th century, photographed a wide range of news, industry and daily life, so pictures like this one document the working equipment behind that era's growing industry.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,390 × 4,959 px · prints to 11 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-27685 |
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