Wheland Foundry

Item

Title
Wheland Foundry
Date Created
1942 – 1955
Description
Large casting being introduced into the forging furnace at Wheland Foundry, located at South Broad and 28th Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Foundry established by George W. Wheland in Athens, Tennessee in 1866. Moved to Chattanooga 1873. Acquired by Gordon P. Street in 1945, closed in 2002 and demolished 2004. Company built sawmill components, oil field drilling equipment, steam engines, anchor windlasses and automotive casings. During World War I plant produced artillery shells and guns.
Extent
1 photograph, b&w, 21 x 26 cm. (8 1/4 x 10 in.); 1 negative, 4 x 5 in.
Collection
Picture File
Citation
Picture File. Chattanooga Public Library.
Identifier
00005286
Type
Still image
Item sets
Picture File

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