The visible hardware is primary visual evidence of a control network; the precise function of each element is not established by the image alone.
The first photographic plate establishes that small control elements can explain system operation.
A photograph and caption show dense knobs, pipes, valves, and sockets at J. E. Pepper; Peachee identifies these seemingly minor components as the hardware that controlled production flow through the plant.
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Photographs — J. E. Pepper control hardware
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 30–31, not printed pagination.
Verified visual evidence from the complete review of Carol Peachee's The Birth of Bourbon.
Evidence
A photograph and caption show dense knobs, pipes, valves, and sockets at J. E. Pepper; Peachee identifies these seemingly minor components as the hardware that controlled production flow through the plant.
Locator
- PDF: PDF sheet 31
- Section: Photographs — J. E. Pepper control hardware
- Evidence type: Image or Figure
Context
The first photographic plate establishes that small control elements can explain system operation.
Analytical use and caution
The visible hardware is primary visual evidence of a control network; the precise function of each element is not established by the image alone.
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.