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Relief portrait blank with a pencil sketch of Reuben Trane on surface. The yellowish color is from the shellac used to seal the plaster. Text on the plaster is "Ruben N Trane 1886-1954 Engineer Inventor Leader".

Definition: inventor,…

Plaster portrait relief of Ruben Trane. Text on the plaster is "Ruben N Trane 1886-1954 Engineer Inventor Leader".

Definition: inventor, manufacturer, business executive, b. La Crosse. He graduated from the Univ. of Wisconsin (B.S., 1910), and…

RIVER BOATS AND GIANT CATFISH,
full-size model, 1948
Plaster original painted green

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.092

[Back Image] Plaster front of head (relief) of Roman Centaur, pointed ears, curly facial hair, mustache goes around upper lip then straight down both sides of mouth in curls. Eyes are hallowed out, hair on nose, two broken horns on top of head. …

Romance of Transportation, 1951
Plaster original painted silver


This 44-foot long relief mural was originally located at the Fort Street Union Depot in Detroit, Michigan. It has since been relocated to the
B. & O. Railroad Museum in…

Dog mold for Romance of Transportation. Plaster mother mold with amber colored rubber mold.

Transportation by Man (Jets), plaster mold with iron rods,and galvanized pipe. Mold is stained from the shellac used to seal the mold.

This multiple-piece aluminum installation was made for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services and the Ohio…

Aluminum cast of two deco stylized trains from Romance of Transportation.

Rubber mallet with wood handle.

Metal ruler scaled to convert cast bronze.