Vintage Factories and Industries

Images of historical factories showcasing different manufacturing processes, from rubber to textiles, with an emphasis on architecture and industrial heritage.

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, from the south, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 18, 1907 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction completed

Lunzenau. Weaving and paper mill

Laxå ironworks.

The wheel workshop at Örebro central workshops.

The sulfate factory in Husum.

Swedish furniture factories in Bodafors.

Ware Valley Manufacturing Co. Inc. from above dam, Ware, Mass., Jun. 8, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, rivers, hydroelectric dams, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions, automobiles

EVAPORATOR BUILDINGS: This image shows the Chlorine Plant at Edgewood Arsenal in Edgewood, Maryland, which was part of the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. The buildings in the photo include boilers and evaporators used in the production of chlorine gas. The photograph was taken on August 27, 1918, and received on September 6, 1918.

Transparency - Northern Aluminum Company, Shawinigan Falls, QC, about 1930

Sugar factory in Köpingebro.

Central Lingerie, David RichtonFreiberg. Central Lingerie, David Richton

Ironworks.

Straw Lime Mill, Sala.

Bélmez, province of Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. The Bélmez catastrophe, in the coal basin on the banks of the river Guadiato. The "Santa Isabel" mine, shaft nr. 22, where an explosion occurred on the afternoon of 17 March 1898. Photoengraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898.

Ljusfors factories.

Otis Co., Palmer Mills, storehouse and boiler house #16, looking southwesterly, Palmer, Mass., Mar. 2, 1936 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, factories structures, general views, storehouses, boiler houses

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Marma trädgård.

Elsevier photo collection. steam pumping station Watergeal "A.F. Stroink" Vollenhove water board. June 1920. Overijssel, Vollenhove

Photograph showing the Putilov strike in January 1905. The strike at the Putilov metallurgical and machine-building factory in St. Petersburg involved more than 12,000 workers. Dated 1905

The blast furnace at Gimo mill.

Lamhult's chair & carpentry factory in Lammhult.

Mexico, View of Flour Mill

Industrial building. Industribyggnad.

The glassworks in Emmaboda.

The factory in Madängsholm, just south of Tidaholm.

U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Gimo use in 1911. The steam hammer. Picture from the magazine home's image material.

Billesholm Tegelbruk.

Smithy and rolling mill at Hellefors Bruks AB.

Factories on the banks of a river, A. Roussel (Possible), 1910 - 1930 photograph France baryta paper. cardboard gelatin silver print factory in landscape. river

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock Number 4, Grading Looking Northwest, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Fabric with industrial chimney on the shore of a waters

General view of Ware Woolen Co., looking southerly, Ware, Mass., Nov. 21, 1935 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, factories structures, general views

View on the Merrimack River, Lawrence , Rivers, Factories, Art Work of Lawrence and Vicinity Photograph Collection

Alex S. Weinbaum, hat shop, North Dana, Dana, Mass., Feb. 13, 1928 : Parcel no. 471-4, Alex S. Weinbaum , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, factories structures

The limited company Gullhead's use. The cement factory from the southwest.

Caption: "Chemical Warfare Service at Edgewood Arsenal, MD filling plants in August 1918. The photograph showcases the industrial activity involved in filling containers with chemicals. Symbol 188LED. This image was received by the photographer on February 19, 1921."

Construction of Stockholm Electricity Plants in Värtan December 12, 1904.

Flight view of sulfite factory in Robertsfors.

Chemische Düngefabrik A. Schippan & Co, 1907, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Freiberg, Düngerfabrik Schippan Hofraum, Germany

Noble & Cooley Drum Factory and employees before 1889 , Streams, Musical instrument industry, Factories

Western match factory in Jönköping 1903. Picture from the magazine home's image material.

Factory building in Kinna.

Alex S. Weinbaum, hat shop, North Dana, Dana, Mass., Feb. 13, 1928 : Parcel no. 471-4, Alex S. Weinbaum , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, factories structures

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill High Service Pumping Station, from the west, Brighton, Mass., Apr. 14, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations

Lokstal and workshop.

First power station. From SRJ Memorial Scripture 1885 - 1935

The brickworks in Knivsta.

Lice stone paper mill in Blekinge.

The saw in Östansjö, Lervik in the background. Sågen i Östansjö, Lervik i bakgrunden.

Paper mass factory in Järpen.

The sulfate factory in Husum.

Embranchement et Usines de MM. Pétin et Gaudet à Saint-Chamond. Auguste Hippolyte Collard (French, 1812 - 1885/1897)

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, construction progress, from the north, Arlington, Mass., May 16, 1907 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Cooperage and various workshops. Zhiguli Brewery, Samara, Russian Empire (Russia) ca. before 1918

The paper mill Klarafors in Forshaga.

Party from Nääs factory, Skansjö Sn, Vastergotland. Workers outside the factory.

The brickworks in Bustorp, south of Ronneby.

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, from the north, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 18, 1907 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction completed

Östrand's sulfate factory in Timrå.

Eternite company in Lomma.

Postcard shows a photographic reproduction of a drawing of the Bethlehem Steel factory, near the river and railroad tracks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, circa 1908

The melting smell in Rönneshytta.

General view of Ware Woolen Co., looking southerly, Ware, Mass., Nov. 21, 1935 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, factories structures, general views

Ljusnes Boardfabrik.

Elsevier photo collection. Domaniale mine Kerkrade. 1921. Kerkrade, Limburg

The wool spinning in Habo dating back to 1882. Its dominant production was felt manufacturing.

Sandviken's ironworks.

Parisian lighting and heating company by the gas. Tar factory of the city. Parisian lighting and heating company by the gas. Fillette Tar Factory, 19th Arrondissement, Paris Parisian lighting and heating company by the gas. Tar factory of the city. Paris (nineteenth arrest). Photograph of Auguste-Hippolyte Collard (1812-1887). Albumped paper draw. 1873.

Industry in Saxony, Brockwitz, 1905, Landkreis Meißen, Glasfabrik, Germany

The weaving and spinning plant in Alafors.

The rollingworks in Laxå mill.

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, from the east, Arlington, Mass., Aug. 13, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Paper mill, Combined Locks, Wis. | Library of Congress

The factory in Basarp.

Sawmill Interiors - Saw Heads, Circular. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

K.U.K.Raufwagen Werkstätte in the Cellulosefabrik Villach. Fast repaired chassis before the test drive. .

Sawmill in Norrsundet.

12/31/1901. First 3M facility in Cristal Bay, Minnesota.

Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts - Scenes. Plants of the pristine industries of the River-side, now housing textile and paper converting and accessories, 1936, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer, who used his camera as a tool for social reform. US,USA

Gilbert Co., 24, Gage #2, Lower Mill, Hardwick, Mass., Jun. 8, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, rivers, hydroelectric dams, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions

Building Number 45, Looking South. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Old Valsverket T.h. and the saw blade agency T.V. At Fagersta Iron Use, 1910.

Factory area.

Bultfabrik's limited liability company in Halstahamma.

Munktell's mechanical workshop in Eskilstuna, 1900. Picture from the magazine Hemmets image material.

Log Transportation: Rafts/ Rafting. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

View of AB Pump separator in Stockholm.

The brickworks in Bustorp, south of Ronneby.

Antique 1919 view of the Bagotville sector of La Baie, a borough in the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. Showing Ha! Ha! Bay.

Distribution Department, Melrose Pumping Station, eastern shore south of Malden Pumping Station, Stoneham, Mass., Jan. 13, 1898 , waterworks, pumping stations

Horse cart loaded with barrels of Distillerderij Delizy & Doistau Fils, possibly in Pantin, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Part of photo album of a French amateur photographer with recordings of a family, Distillery Delizy & Doistau Fils, the army and sights in France. Puppet paper. photographic support albumen print factory-building. four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach. alcoholic drinks Puppet

Wachusett Aqueduct, compressor building, Shaft No. 4, from the east, Berlin, Mass., Oct. 10, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Condensing water plant. From the album: Photograph album of Major J.M. Rose, 1st NZEF, 1915, Gelibolu Yarimadasi, by Major John Rose.

Aerial photo over Hammar's glassworks.

Stråst Mining Area.

Ala sawmill in Ljusne.

Wachusett Aqueduct, compressor building, Shaft No. 4, from the east, Berlin, Mass., Oct. 10, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 13, west portal of Tunnel No. 4, Weston, Mass., Jan. 13, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, water tunnels, construction sites

Porter Brewery AB D. Carnegie & Co., Gothenburg. Picture from the magazine home's image material.

Porcelain factoryNew Sörnewitz. Porcelain factory

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