Transporting one of the three boilers for our weaving factory. It weighs something over 10 tons, and was pulled by 12 oxen and about 30 people. Transporting the boiler aroused a lot of interest in Cannanore. Many curious people came to see what was going on. The three boilers now stand peacefully in line in the boiler-house and will soon be making steam to drive the new machines.

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Title	Transporting one of the three boilers for our weaving factory. It weighs something over 10 tons, and was pulled by 12 oxen and about 30 people. Transporting the boiler aroused a lot of interest in Cannanore. Many curious people came to see what was going on. The three boilers now stand peacefully in line in the boiler-house and will soon be making steam to drive the new machines.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Transport eines der 3 Kessel für unsere Weberei. Derselbe wiegt etwas mehr wie 10 Tonnen u. wurde von 12 Ochsen u. ca. 30 Leuten gezogen. Der Transport erregte viel Aufsehen in Cannanore u. zog viel Neugierige an. Nun sind die 3 Dampfkessel friedlich neben einander im Kesselhaus untergebracht u. werden bald den Dampf zur neuen Maschine liefern.
Subject (bmpixs)	audience boiler animal driver m humped cattle mission industry on road streetlamp transport weaving mill worker m energy supply
Subject (bmpixn corporate name)	Basel Mission Trading Company (firm)
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Cannanore {place}
Coverage date	not after 1914-07-31
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	not after 1914-07-31
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, matte collodion; 11.4 x 16.6 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m34215
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of miscellaneous collection	Photographs from Inspector Frohnmeyer.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	QC-30.012.0005
Rights	All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images -- both individuals and organisations -- to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-25408
Archival file	impa_Volume83/impa-abmpix-25408.tiff

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