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Barber-Colman Company Worker with Crowd at Open House.
A man in the foreground works at a machine while a crowd of visitors watch at a Barber-Colman Company Open House held on April 27, 1946.
Barber-Colman Company Spooler.
A photograph depicting a large Barber-Colman spooler, which the sign in front states is "machine No. KK No. 6."
Barber-Colman Company Complex.
A view looking northeast at the 22 acre Barber-Colman manufacturing complex with the Rock River in the background. For a slightly different angle (looking east) in the 1960s, see Jon Lundin's book Master Inventor(2006, p. 342-343).
Barber-Colman Check Pump.
A technical diagram showing the four stage installation of the Barber-Colman Check Pump for creameries. This drawing is on thick but flexible cloth-like paper. The Check Pump ("Check-Controlled Liquid Deliverer") was patented on April 20, 1897.
Barber-Colman Buildings.
These buildings are part of the Barber-Colman Company manufacturing complex located at River and Loomis Streets in Rockford IL.
Barber-Colman Buildings.
This aerial view depicting Rockford's east side (right) split from the west side (left) by the Rock River, shows the Barber-Colman complex in the lower left portion. The Reed Chatwood Company purchased the textile machinery division of Barber-Colman…
Barber-Colman Athletic Banquet.
Employees are seated around rows of tables with staff visible to the right at this Barber-Colman athletic banquet. This photograph was printed in the Barber-Colman Employee Association Yearbook, "Knots," on page 84.
"Girls Spread for the Boys, August 27 (1917)."
The women (left) have prepared a meal for the men seated at the table in Barber-Colman's dining hall. This photograph was printed in the Barber-Colman Association (BCA) News, Vol. 1, No. 3, page 6.