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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:4/2/1956 - 4/2/1956
Album Info:Here are the front cover and a three-page cover article entitled "Altoona Makes Machines To Hold Work in Shops." They were published originally in the April 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, pages 15-17. No author is specified. "Altoona's skills, developed through a hundred years of on-the-job training for its men, many of them descendants of the original mechanics, are still creative." (Page 15)
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"Altoona Makes Machines," Front Cover, 1956
Title:  "Altoona Makes Machines," Front Cover, 1956
Description:  Here is the front cover of a three-page cover article entitled "Altoona Makes Machines To Hold Work In Shops." It was published originally on the April 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. Cover Caption: "Fred W. Heiss, machinist at Altoona Diesel Shop, adjusts valve seat of diesel unit. On PRR 36 years, he's 54. One of his sons is also a machinist in the Diesel Shop. His hobby: coin collecting."
Photo Date:  4/1/1956  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 10:31:15 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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"Altoona Makes Machines," Page 15, 1956
Title:  "Altoona Makes Machines," Page 15, 1956
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page cover article entitled "Altoona Makes Machines To Hold Work In Shops." It was published originally in the April 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 15. Photo Caption: "Eugene G. Weston, machinist, makes top deck inspection of overhauled diesel engine, prior to four-hour full load test."
Photo Date:  4/1/1956  Upload Date: 4/25/2022 1:17:33 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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"Altoona Makes Machines," Page 16, 1956
Title:  "Altoona Makes Machines," Page 16, 1956
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page cover article entitled "Altoona Makes Machines To Hold Work In Shops." It was published originally in the April 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 16. "These photos show PRR men at work in Erecting & Machine Shops, Juniata."
Photo Date:  4/1/1956  Upload Date: 4/25/2022 1:20:35 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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"Altoona Makes Machines," Page 17, 1956
Title:  "Altoona Makes Machines," Page 17, 1956
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page cover article entitled "Altoona Makes Machines To Hold Work In Shops." It was published originally in the April 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 17. "These photos show PRR men at work in Erecting & Machine Shops, Juniata."
Photo Date:  4/1/1956  Upload Date: 4/25/2022 1:23:23 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  17   Comments: 0


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