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[Trade catalogs from Des Moines Bridge & Iron Co.]

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Object Details

Company Name

Des Moines Bridge & Iron Co.

Date

1900s

Record ID

SILNMAHTL_13907

Type of material

Trade catalogs
Trade literature

Notes content

Bridges, water towers, stand pipes, railroad water supplies, steel barges, turn tables, roof trusses, structural iron and steel work.

Includes

Trade catalog
Black and white images

Physical description

2 pieces; 1 box

Place

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Location

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic (Romaine term)

Water wheels; water motors and waterpower equipment
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)
Architectural designs and building materials
Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies

Topic

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"
Architectural design
Barrels
Boats and boating
Bottling
Building materials
Hydraulic engineering
Hydraulic machinery
Industrial equipment
Iron industry and trade
Marine machinery
Railroad equipment industry
Ships
Steel industry and trade
Street-railroads
Subways
Water-power
Water-wheels

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

SILNMAHTL_13907
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