Westinghouse Works, 1904

Westinghouse Works

Westinghouse Works, 1904 is a collection of 21 American short silent films, each averaging about three minutes in length. The films were taken from April 18, 1904 to May 16, 1904 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and document various Westinghouse manufacturing plants. They were made by G. W. Bitzer of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, were shown at the Westinghouse Auditorium at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and may have been made for that purpose. At least 29 films were shot. The films are now part of the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

The films in the collection of the Library of Congress are:

1. Assembling a generator, Westinghouse works
2. Assembling and testing turbines, Westinghouse works
3. Casting a guide box, Westinghouse works
4. Coil winding machines, Westinghouse works
5. Coil winding section E, Westinghouse works
6. E Girls taking time checks, Westinghouse works
7. Girls winding armatures
8. Panorama exterior Westinghouse works
9. Panorama of Machine Co. aisle, Westinghouse works
10. Panorama view street car motor room
11. Panoramic view aisle B, Westinghouse works
12. Steam hammer, Westinghouse works
13. Steam whistle, Westinghouse works
14. Taping coils, Westinghouse works
15. Tapping a furnace, Westinghouse works
16. Testing a rotary, Westinghouse works
17. Testing large turbines, Westinghouse works
18. Welding the big ring
19. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse Co. works (casting scene)
20. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse Co. works (moulding scene)
21. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse works

External links

• Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904
• Assembling a generator, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Assembling and testing turbines, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Casting a guide box, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Coil winding machines, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Coil winding section E, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Girls taking time checks, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Girls winding armatures at IMDb
• Panorama exterior Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Panorama of Machine Co. aisle, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Panorama view street car motor room at IMDb
• Panoramic view aisle B, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Steam hammer, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Steam whistle, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Taping coils, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Tapping a furnace, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Testing a rotary, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Testing large turbines, Westinghouse works at IMDb
• Welding the big ring at IMDb
• Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse Co. works (casting scene) at IMDb
• Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse Co. works (moulding scene) at IMDb
• Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Westinghouse works at IMDb