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Elizabeth Ross Grocery in 1896

Elizabeth Ross Grocery in 1896. Located on N. 4th Street in today’s Italian Village. Photo provided by the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

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Engine House No. 4

Engine House No. 4 at corner of Hamlet and Russell Streets. Photo credit: Central Ohio Fire Museum

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Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Saddleback” Yard Locomotive”

Jeffrey Manufacturing Company “Saddleback” Yard Locomotive Title: Jeffrey Manufacturing Company “Saddleback” Yard Locomotive The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company used small steam-powered locomotives to move rail cars loaded with materials or products in the yard and from factory building to building. A crew of five full time employees were needed to operate and maintain the 0-4-0 “Saddleback” […]

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Jeffrey Apron Conveyor Shipment 1934

Jeffrey Apron Conveyor Shipment. Railroad car filled with apron conveyors made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, 1934. The conveyors were shipped to the construction site of the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Washington state. Creator: Fred A. Behmer for the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company ; Photographer Creation Date: 1934 Media […]

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Jeffrey Portable Pulverizer 1913

Jeffrey Portable Pulverizer Pulverizer made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, 1913. It was a type D, portable pulverizer, the first of that type. This kind of pulverizer was used to crush limestone into fine powder which farmers spread on fields to enrich soil and increase crop yield. Pulverizers were belt-driven and powered […]

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