I thought this image was different than the ones I have seen. Kinda neet huh?

Looks Bigger to me.

This is the one from 1913

Different.

Hi Lindell,
I find a lot of pictures at the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs site, and sometimes at the Natl. Archives.

There's one of the Elgin Watch Co (Wide view) at the Library site too, and I have the wide angle one, of the Elgin Co. that I purchased, it's a nice one.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html

I have a few pictures that I think are really nice and will post them here.

Elgin

Making holes in plates at the Elgin Plant

Saving Daylight

Italian Watch Shop

Sheila,
Your panoramic picture of the Dueber Hampden Watch Co. is quite a conversation piece. Most people do not comprehend it's size in true life.
Many tales and stories about this picture are told down Canton way by people whose ancestors worked for Dueber. As far as my picture goes, it has been authenticated as one of the few originals produced and originally hung in one of the Post Offices in Caton,Ohio. One of the interesting legends is that there was not as many people working at the factory as shown in the picture. The massive fish eye lense used along with the lenghty times required to take the panorama allowed people to move over and be photographed again. The wife and I spent an entire evening staring at the picture looking for the same persons. Drove our eyes crazy.

The lady that restored and preserved this picture went wild when I first brought it in. White gloves were put on and every staple etc. was carefully removed and saved. The photograph itself was delicately cleaned, the original glass polished, and the tiger wood finish oiled. Acid free mating with rice paper backing was then added along with a heavy duty cable hanging system. Took about 4 months to get it back, and well worth the wait. It is dated Sept.11th 1913 and measures 14 inches high by 5 feet long. It now hangs in my watch shop along the inner wall where sunlight doesn't hit.......Enjoy

Ralph,
You have one Wonderful Picture there! I'm green with envy. Your image is even earlier than the one at the Library of Congress, yours is dated Sept. 11th 1913 and the one there is listed as Sept. 20th 1913.
I believe that the controversy over the picture comes from what is listed with the photo at the Library, which states that the same man is at both ends of the photo, but I sure can't see it.
I have made this picture larger and studied it too, and I see no doubles either.
I had no idea there was anyone that even talked about this picture, so this information is so weird to read here!! I had been fixated by these views long ago, and it's great to get more information about it.

Thank you for sharing your information with us.

(and for restoring a piece of history)

I always liked this picture too. It's at 5th Ave in New York.

Clocks on the wall are C&J "Cornice Column", Seth Thomas "Nashville", and finally a clock that Tom Seymour and I jointly restored..Ingraham "Arch Column". The little mirror on the shelf in front is a New Haven car clock. Small pictures below are Ball Watch Co. and a ballon shot of Dueber Hampden taken long before the big picture. Kinda neat that Ball Watch Co. once stood about 20 miles North from where I live and Dueber about 20 miles South. The old timers tell me that one of the old Dueber machine tool shacks still stands. I plan on hunting for this structure next spring and hopefully getting a picture.

Ralph,

Funny, I was thinking I would have one of these in a minute, even if I had to build a room for it

I love your clocks, and I sure would love to see pictures of that Dueber machine tool shack, if you can find it next spring. Wouldn't that be just Fantastic! "Photo History Gems" are great finds. Especially when you find them yourself.