Device for testing testers. Washington, D.C., May 25. Herbert L. Whittemore, Chief Justice of the Engineering Mechanics Sections, U.S. Bureau of Standards, has been awarded the Edward Longstreth medal for his work in developing this device for testing the machines which in turn test construction mat
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"Device for testing testers. Washington, D.C., May 25. Herbert L. Whittemore, Chief Justice of the Engineering Mechanics Sections, U.S. Bureau of Standards, has been awarded the Edward Longstreth medal for his work in developing this device for testing the machines which in turn test construction mat" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Device_for_testing_testers._Washington,_D.C.,_May_25._Herbert_L._Whittemore,_Chief_Justice_of_the_Engineering_Mechanics_Sections,_U.S._Bureau_of_Standards,_has_been_awarded_the_Edward_LCCN2016871741.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 277391.
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