File:Fairbanks, Morse and Company Building.jpg

Original file (2,464 × 2,691 pixels, file size: 2.13 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description

The Fairbanks, Morse & Co. Building in Chicago (1907). It was the national headquarters for the company upon its completion in 1907. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. started as a manufacturers of weighing scales. They became increasingly diversified by the time they moved into their new headquarters, making engines, windmills, typewriters, and industrial goods. Fairbanks-Morse engines were heavily used by the armed forces leading up to World War II.The Goodrich Corporation, who bought Fairbanks-Morse, still produce some items under the name, including scales and engines.

This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 88002233.

Date
Source Flickr: Fairbanks, Morse and Company Building
Author Michael
Permission
(Reusing this file)
This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 10 October 2012, 10:25 by Doug Coldwell. On that date, it was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the license indicated.
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

8 May 2012

0.002 second

6.2 millimetre

image/jpeg

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current10:25, 10 October 2012Thumbnail for version as of 10:25, 10 October 20122,464 × 2,691 (2.13 MB)Flickr upload botUploaded from http://flickr.com/photo/43943756@N07/7367623630 using Flickr upload bot

The following page uses this file:

Metadata