Photos
Taylor Instrument Companies Photograph Archive
Digitized historical photographs documenting the factories, workforce, sales conferences, and daily operations of Taylor Instrument Companies (Rochester, N.Y.).
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Facilities & Manufacturing
Photographs of the Ames Street headquarters, production floors, machine shops, assembly departments, and warehouse storage.
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Machine Shop & Lathe Department
Ames Street plant, ca. 1930s -
Parts Room and Workbenches
Ames Street plant, ca. 1930s -
Instrument Assembly & Benchwork
Benchwork and fine assembly of precision instruments, Ames Street plant.
Sales Conferences & Trade Shows
Annual conventions, regional sales meetings, and commercial product displays across the United States and international offices.
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H&M Division Exposition Booth #164
Industrial trade show display featuring Hohmann & Maurer indicating, recording, and controlling instruments, ca. 1910s–1920s. -
Taylor Bros. Co. Exposition Demonstration (ca. 1890s)
Live clinical thermometer glass-working booth featuring a tube-seasoning exhibit (100,000 tubes) and display tower. (Restored preview; see
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Regional sales representatives group gathering
Staff & Department Portraits
Team photographs, department staff groups, and employee portraits.
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Engineering and drafting department staff
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Production foremen and department supervisors
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Executive office staff, Ames Street headquarters
See also: Alumni for individual employee career records and oral histories.
Milestones & Company Gatherings
Company picnics, retirement dinners, service award celebrations, and milestone anniversaries.
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Quarter Century Club banquet dinner
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Annual employee summer picnic and athletic games
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Retirement celebration presentation
Centennial Celebration (1951)
Taylor celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1951 (1851–1951) with employee banquets, civic presentations, and historical exhibits.
Contributing Photographs
Do you have family or archival photographs of Taylor Instrument employees, facilities, or equipment? We would love to preserve and display them.
- Share them on the Forum in the Historical Media section.
- Or reach out to a site administrator to arrange high-resolution scans.
