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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: May 10, 2016
Caption: Tredegar steam powered water pump in Belize
Additional Description: As an example of the Tredegar Iron Works' reach, this steam pump was used at a Belize sugar mill, ca. 1863.

An interpretive panel inside of the Serpon Sugar Mill, Stann Creek, Belize reads:
Tredegar Engine
This small engine was manufactured by Tredegar Iron Works; an early American iron works company that built steam engines. The main function of the Tredegar Engine was to pump the huge volume of water from the river that was required to run the everyday operation of the mill.
Submitted: May 30, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p353395
File Size: 3.869 Megabytes

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