As my writing work continues about the legendary Diamond Chain Company (from 1890), still going strong here in Indianapolis, I just got these pictures from them. The first is of their building that still stands today on Kentucky (near the Lucas Oil football stadium) as it appeared in 1918 when it was built (note the street car lines).
In the second picture, you see women sorting chain. In 1895, when there were 500 employees, most of them were women.
The last two pictures show how machines got their power back in the day. From overhead belts!!
And all these pictures, and a lot more are over at the Indiana Historical Society.
Other posts about Indianapolis history Martin Krieg created as he wrote "How Indianapolis Built America" are at this link HERE
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