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(left to right): Alfred E. Gibson (b. 1883?) and Mary Wallihan Gibson (1883-1972)

Subject: Gibson, Alfred E

       Gibson, Mrs. Alfred E

       Wellman Engineering Company

       American Welding Society

       James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation

 

Type: Black-and-White Prints

 

Date: 1938

 

Topic: Mechanical engineering

     Electric welding

 

Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA-SIA2008-1911]

 

Summary: Mechanical engineer Alfred E. Gibson (b. 1883?) and Mary Wallihan Gibson (1883-1972) are shown observing a welding operation, 1938. The couple, who were both involved in The Wellman Engineering Company, Cleveland, Ohio, had just received an award from the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation recognizing their scientific contributions to arc welding, especially on low alloy high strength steels. Canadian-born Alfred E. Gibson, president of Wellman Engineering, had just served as president of the American Welding Society. Mary Wallihan Gibson was a graduate of the University of Colorado, Denver.

 

Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives

 

Persistent URL:Link to data base record

 

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives

 

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