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8 x 10 inch black and white glossy photo

 File — Box: 0117.01, Folder: 16.11

Scope and Contents

8 x 10 inch black and white glossy photo, on back of photo is attached a NEWS RELEASE from the Office of Public Information Lehigh University stating “World’s largest wire rope, manufactured in the Trenton, N.J., mills of CF&I Steel Corporation of Denver, undergoes tension testing on Lehigh University’s universal testing machine, one of the world’s largest. For safety, rope in encased in sheath of wood and canvas. The huge rope survived more than two-million pounds of tension, well above minimum design requirements. (view of wrapped wire rope in throat of Baldwin testing machine, 2-29-68)

Dates

  • Creation: 1900 - 1982

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 0.4 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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