Elisha Otis's Elevator Patent Drawing - NARA - 305889
Scope and content: Elisha Otis's elevator was the first with a safety catch to guard against the breaking of the cable. The Otis Company would become the premier manufacturer of electric elevators.
Otis Elevating Railway, Catskills, N. Y (NYPL b12647398-62605)
Postcard series number: 6364 1902-1903. Transitioned to full-size illustration, when postal regulations permitted address and message together on reverse.
Eiffel-Otis lift-poyet - Drawing. Public domain image.
Cross-section of Otis elevators installed in Eiffel Tower
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Monongahela Incline Plane, Connecting North side of Grandview Avenue a...
Significance: The first constructed and oldest passenger incline plane in Pittsburgh, this system retains the 1882 safety brake and bull wheel and 1935 electrical system including drive motors, operating brakes... More
Otis Elevator GmbH - An advertisement for an art exhibition in germany
Deutsch: Werbeanzeige der Firma Otis Elevator G.m.b.H. von 1911
Corridor of exhibits inside the Manufactures Building showing displays...
PH Coll 727.469 Subjects (LCSH): Manufactures Building (Seattle, Wash.); Otis Elevator Company; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle
Manufactures Building exhibits, including displays for Otis Elevators,...
PH Coll 727.471 Subjects (LCSH): Manufactures Building (Seattle, Wash.); Otis Elevator Company; Simond's Manufacturing Company; Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.); Exhibitions--Washington ... More
Architect and engineer (1933) (14761605786)
Identifier: architectenginee11333sanf (find matches) Title: Architect and engineer Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building Publisher: San Francisco : Architect... More
Crystal Palace, Elisha OTIS 1854, Hyde Park, London
Français : Démonstartion du frein de chute par Elisha OTIS au Crystal Palace en 1854.English: Elisha Otis demo of his free-fall prevention mechanism, Crystal Palace, 1854.
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Penn Alto Hotel, 1120-1130 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, P...
Significance: Perhaps better than any other single building in downtown Altoona, the Penn Alto Hotel symbolizes the civic spirit of the 1920s. Initiated by the newly formed chamber of commerce and financed by p... More
Penn Alto Hotel, 1120-1130 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, P...
Significance: Perhaps better than any other single building in downtown Altoona, the Penn Alto Hotel symbolizes the civic spirit of the 1920s. Initiated by the newly formed chamber of commerce and financed by p... More
Penn Alto Hotel, 1120-1130 Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, P...
Significance: Perhaps better than any other single building in downtown Altoona, the Penn Alto Hotel symbolizes the civic spirit of the 1920s. Initiated by the newly formed chamber of commerce and financed by p... More