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Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit
Merchants Despatch Transportation Company (MTD) built and leased refrigerator freight cars. MTD, referred to as “the Carshops,” operated a manufacturing plant in Despatch, New York. The first rail…
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Man loading vegetables into a refrigerated rail car in Lake County, Florida. Visit Source Download PDF…
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A biography of Gustavus Franklin Swift along with information about his rail car designs. Visit Source 1 Visit Source 2 Visit Source 3 Download PDF…
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US Patent detailing William Davis' design for a Refrigerated Rail Car. Visit Source Download PDF…
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US Patent detailing J.B. Sutherland's design for a Refrigerated Rail Car. Visit Source Download PDF…
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A paper written by L.C. Corrbett, Horticulturist, Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S.Department of Agriculture, published as Farmers’ Bulletin 475, issue date 13 Dec. 1911. Visit Source Download PD…
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Artemas Ward, formerly editor of The National Grocer magazine, compiled and published The Grocer's Encyclopedia, (1911) which included tips on storage and preparation of various types of food in addit…
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Separating sections of ice and floating them to channel which leads to ice house. Visit Source Download PDF…
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Triremes Inquiry Unit A trireme reconstruction, known as 'OLYMPIAS', which was initiated in Greece in 1985 and completed in 1987, as shared by the Hellenic Navy. Visit Source Visit Source Download…
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Model of Seating Arrangement on a Trireme © River & Rowing Museum Triremes Inquiry Unit Object Name model Description Model of the seating arrangement on a trireme. The mechanical model pro…
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