MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Ward Morgan Collection
Record
Identifier:
exws_WMorgan_b09e2996_05.tif
Title:
Power King wood turning lathe demonstration, close-up
Date:
1947-05-01
Description:
Black-and-white promotional photograph showing a Power King wood turning lathe in use by a man. The photograph shows a close-up view of man demonstrating the use of a Power King Lathe. He stands holding a hand carving tool to a shaft of wood. The man wears a light, striped shirt and pants. Behind the lathe are more hand carving tools. The man stands in an unidentified workroom. The photograph was taken for Power King Tool Corp. Sometime in approximately 1947, Atlas Press Company acquired Power King Tool Corporation and renamed it "Power King Tool Corp. Division of Atlas Press Co."
Client:
Power King Tool Corp. (Warshaw, Ind.)
Photographer:
Morgan, Ward C., 1907-1997
Location:
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Time Period:
1940 - 1949
Subject:
Power King Tool Corp. (Warshaw, Ind.)--Products
Subject:
Lathes
Subject:
Woodworking
Keywords:
Negatives; Advertising; Products
Source:
2996-05, Ward Morgan Collection, A-1755, B & W, 4"x 5" negative
Rights Statement:
Rights Status:
In Copyright
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by the Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Type:
Still Image
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Collection:
Ward Morgan Collection
Relation:
8 photos in event - 2996
Digitization Date:
2025
Format:
image/tiff
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Power King wood turning lathe demonstration, close-up

Power King wood turning lathe demonstration, close-up