The photographs directly document the surviving system; specific construction date and operational performance remain caption claims.
A later plate at PDF sheet 230 shows barrels on the run against historic warehouses.
The Old Oscar Pepper/Labrot and Graham plate documents elevated barrel runs that used gravity and plant geometry to move heavy barrels through the complex and remained in use when photographed.
PDF screen 53
PDF screen 52
Photographs — Old Oscar Pepper barrel run
2026-09-29: main text/captions read across 274 screens; all pages visually surveyed and 22 enlarged details inspected. This record is bounded to its cited observation or source assertion, not independent historical/engineering corroboration. Whole-source full review remains open for embedded fine print. Photograph/caption coverage uses PDF screens 52–53, not printed pagination.
Verified visual evidence from the complete review of Carol Peachee's The Birth of Bourbon.
Evidence
The Old Oscar Pepper/Labrot and Graham plate documents elevated barrel runs that used gravity and plant geometry to move heavy barrels through the complex and remained in use when photographed.
Locator
- PDF: PDF sheet 53
- Section: Photographs — Old Oscar Pepper barrel run
- Evidence type: Image or Figure
Context
A later plate at PDF sheet 230 shows barrels on the run against historic warehouses.
Analytical use and caution
The photographs directly document the surviving system; specific construction date and operational performance remain caption claims.
Verification
Complete 274-sheet page-by-page textual and visual review completed 2026-08-26; image-caption pairing inspected in numbered contact sheets and locator checked against extracted text.