The photograph shows employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company using lathes and other power tools to manufacture parts for the production of airplanes, circa 1918. The machines and power tools are run by pulleys connected to the ceiling. View on CORE Scholar: http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/183/ (MS-152, Photo #183)
Spotlight on the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company