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| Title | Man spot welding a window frame, 1949 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1949 |
| Caption | After World War II ended in 1945, Seattle's economy changed. As shipbuilding, mining, and other war-related industries slowed down, home building and other peacetime industries began to boom. In this 1949 photo, taken in a Seattle factory, a man uses an electrical welding machine to spot weld the corners of an aluminum window frame. |
| Subjects | Welding; Aluminum industry; Men--Employment |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.16997.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative: safety film, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 49-2, 732 |
