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s^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 7 29 FUNSTON ROAD KANSAS CITY. KANSAS 66115 DATE: November 21, 1986 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Michael Battery Co., 1801 Rockingham Rd., Davenport, la FROH: Charles P. Hensley.^ Chief, EPiR/ENSV ^ TO: Robert L. Morby Chief, SPFD/WSTM Attached for your review Is: ^ Data Transmittal X. Work Plan £ Trip.Report ^ Preliminary Assessment _ HRS Form with Supporting Documentation Final Report of Site Investigation If you have any questions or comnents, please contact Paul Doherty at 236-3888. Attachments cc: _ E&E _ LABO _ EP&R _ TOPE X RCRA. Luetta Flournoy _ SPFD _ EMCM £ CNSL. Margaret Lindberg /—— John C. Wicklund Director, ENSV " > ^. V 164850_ SUPERFUND"RECORDS"

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s^ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 7

29 FUNSTON ROAD KANSAS CITY. KANSAS 66115

DATE: November 21, 1986

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: Michael Battery Co., 1801 Rockingham Rd., Davenport, la

FROH: Charles P. Hensley.^ Chief, EPiR/ENSV ^

TO: Robert L. Morby Chief, SPFD/WSTM

Attached for your review Is:

^ Data Transmittal

X. Work Plan

£ Trip.Report

^ Preliminary Assessment

_ HRS Form with Supporting Documentation

Final Report of Site Investigation

If you have any questions or comnents, please contact Paul Doherty at 236-3888.

Attachments

cc: _ E&E

_ LABO

_ EP&R

_ TOPE

X RCRA. Luetta Flournoy

_ SPFD

_ EMCM

£ CNSL. Margaret Lindberg /——

John C. Wicklund Director, ENSV

• " >

^.

V 164850_ SUPERFUND"RECORDS"

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1§ jj ecology and environment, inc. FAIRWAY WEST OFFICE BLDG., 4350 SHAWNEE MISSION PARKWAY, SHAWNEE MISSION, KS 66205, TEL. 913-432-9961

Intemational Specialists in the Environment

TO: P a u l E . D o h e r t y , ARPO

FROM: W i l l i a m M. O b e r l e , FIT >j»̂

THRU: J im Buchanan , RPM

DATE: November 2 1 , 1986

SUBJECT: M i c h a e l B a t t e r y Company - T r i p R e p o r t 1801 Rockingham R d . ; D a v e n p o r t , Iowa TDD# R - 0 7 - 8 6 1 1 - 1 5 ; IA-0180SS

The Region VII Ecology & Environment, I nc . F i e l d I n v e s t i g a t i o n Team (E&E/FIT) was tasked by the U. S. Environmental P r o t e c t i o n Agency (EPA) u n d e r T e c h n i c a l D i r e c t i v e Document (TDD)# R-07 -8611-15 t o a s s i s t EPA r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s i n a reconna issance of the former Michael B a t t e r y Co. l o c a t i o n a t 1801 Rockingham Road i n Davenport , Iowa (See F i g u r e 1 ) . The p u r p o s e of t h e r e c o n n a i s s a n c e was t o d e t e r m i n e t h e p h y s i c a l l o c a t i o n of the s i t e , t o i n t e r v i e w the p r e sen t occupants of the b u i l d i n g , t o review p e r t i n e n t background p u b l i c r e c o r d s , and t o c o l l a t e a l l a v a i l a b l e informat ion generated by the v a r i o u s s t a t e and l o c a l a g e n c i e s i n v o l v e d i n t h e M i c h a e l B a t t e r y Co. I n v e s t i g a t i o n . S e p a r a t e t r i p r e p o r t s unde r TDD # '8 R - 0 7 - 8 6 1 1 - 1 3 ; - 14; and -16 d i s c u s s e s t h e r e c o n n a i s s a n c e a c t i v i t i e s a t t h e t h r e e o t h e r known Michael Ba t t e ry Co. s i t e s in the Bet tendorf - Davenport , Iowa a r ea .

A r e c o n n a i s s a n c e team c o n s i s t i n g of P a u l D o h e r t y and Roy C r o s s l a n d (EPA/EP&R) and W i l l i a m O b e r l e (E&E/FIT) t r a v e l e d t o Davenport , Iowa on November 3 , 1986. Upon a r r i v a l , the team obtained a p r o p e r t y p l a t nap of t h e Rockingham Road s i t e from t h e C i t y of D a v e n p o r t , Iowa E n g i n e e r i n g O f f i c e . P a u l D o h e r t y c o n t a c t e d Mr. Ed Moreno, l o v a Dept . of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s - W a s h i n g t o n , Iowa f i e l d o f f i c e and arranged t o meet wi th him on November 4 , 1986. Mr. Moreno had v i s i t e d the Rockingham Road s i t e and had c o l l e c t e d s o i l and dus t s a m p l e s on O c t o b e r 1 5 , 1986. Mr. Tom C o r l e t t , C i t y of D a v e n p o r t Bu i ld ing I n s p e c t o r , was i n t e rv i ewed . Mr. C o r l e t t s t a t e d t h a t he had observed n a t u r a l ga s - fue l ed furnace which was being used t o me l t down s c r a p l e a d . Mr. C o r l e t t a l s o s t a t e d t h a t he had o b s e r v e d no a i r p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l equipment a t t a ched t o the m e l t i n g pot . The team then c o n d u c t e d a w i n d s h i e l d s u r v e y of t h e b u i l d i n g l o c a t e d a t 1801 Rockingham Road.

On November 4 , 1986, reconna issance personne l conducted a l i b r a r y s e a r c h of p u b l i c l i s t i n g s f o r r e f e r e n c e s c o n c e r n i n g t h e M i c h a e l B a t t e r y Co. and i t s owner , Mr. F. Raymond M i c h a e l . A c h r o n o l o g i c a l l i s t i n g of t h e r e s u l t s of t h i s sea rch based upon P o l k s Ci ty D i r ec to ry f o r D a v e n p o r t 2. B e t t e n d o r f , Iowa and t h e Quad C i t i e s T e l e p h o n e D i r e c t o r i e s f o r 1975 - 86 t ime p e r i o d i s d e t a i l e d i n T a b l e 1. I n

recycled paper

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Figure 1 : U.S.G.S. T o p o g r a p h i c Map D a v e n p o r t E a s t , Iowa

4] •30 9 0 ' ' 3 7 ' 3 y •n 13 790 000 FEET (IOWA) R. S (.1 R. 2 W.

" • " ^ « '

Sca le 1 :24 ,000 1 9 7 5

M ichae l B a t t e r y Co . - R o c k i n g h a m Rd. S i t e

TDD * F - 0 7 - 8 6 1 1 - 1 5 I A - 0 1 8 0 SS

2

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Michael Ba t t e ry Co. - Rockingham Rd. S i t e November 2 1 , 1986 Page Three

g e n e r a l , from 1975 - 1979 t h e M i c h a e l Company i s l i s t e d i n t h e t e l ephone d i r e c t o r y but not in the Po lk ' s Ci ty Di rec to ry . During t h i s same time pe r iod , the c i t y d i r e c t o r y l i s t e d Mr. Michael as a salesman f o r H u b i l l , I n c . , a l o c a l b a t t e r y m a n u f a c t u r e r . The t e l e p h o n e and c i t y d i r e c t o r i e s l i s t e d the Michael Company a t 434 South D e v i l s Glen Road, B e t t e n d o r f , from 1980 - 8 3 . I n 1984, t h e M i c h a e l Co. was n o t l i s t e d i n t h e c i t y d i r e c t o r y . I n t h e 1983/84 and 1985 t e l e p h o n e d i r e c t o r i e s , t h e M i c h a e l Company was l i s t e d a t 1051 South R o l f f , D a v e n p o r t . I n t h e 1986 c i t y d i r e c t o r y , t h e M i c h a e l B a t t e r y Co. was l i s t e d a t 1801 Rockingham Road, Davenport; t he t e l ephone d i r e c t o r y l i s t e d the address as 987 Far ragut Road, Davenport .

Fol lowing the l i b r a r y sea rch , i n t e r v i e w s were conducted wi th Mrs. Karen Michae l , l i s t e d i n the 1986 c i t y d i r e c t o r y as v i c e - p r e s i d e n t of Michael Ba t t e ry Co. and with Mr. Clyde C la rk , owner of the Davenport Tool Company. T h i s t o o l company i s t h e c u r r e n t o c c u p a n t of t h e 1801 Rockingham Road b u i l d i n g subsequent t o the depa r tu r e of the Michael Ba t t e ry Co. from t h a t l o c a t i o n .

Mrs. M i c h a e l s t a t e d t h a t be tween 1975 - 7 8 , t h e M i c h a e l Co. operated an I n d u s t r i a l s a l e s and supply company from t h e i r r e s i d e n c e . The company marketed b a t t e r y s u p p l i e s based upon i n v e n t i o n s pa ten ted by Mr. M i c h a e l . Mr. M i c h a e l was a l s o a s a l e s m a n f o r H u b i l l , I n c . dur ing t h i s pe r iod . In the f a l l of 1979, the Michael Company s t a r t e d ope ra t i ons a t 434 S. D e v i l s Glen Road as an au thor ized r e p r e s e n t a t i v e and w h o l e s a l e r f o r C h l o r i d e I n d u s t r i a l B a t t e r i e s . The company i n i t i a t e d the manufacture of i n d u s t r i a l b a t t e r i e s a t t he D e v i l s Glen Road l o c a t i o n i n 1981 and c o n t i n u e d t o m a n u f a c t u r e and s e r v i c e i n d u s t r i a l b a t t e r i e s a t t h e 1051 S. R o l f f l o c a t i o n ( J u n e , 1983 t o J u l y , 1985) and a t 1801 Rockingham Road ( S e p t e m b e r , 1985 t o A p r i l , 1986) a c c o r d i n g t o IDNR f i l e s . The company no l o n g e r m a n u f a c t u r e s I n d u s t r i a l b a t t e r i e s a t i t s p r e s e n t l o c a t i o n b u t does r e - c o n d i t i o n them a s w e l l a s a c t a s a s a l e s and s e r v i c e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r GNB B a t t e r y C o r p o r a t i o n of S t . P a u l , M i n n e s o t a ( s ince f a l l , 1985). The company a l s o m a i n t a i n s a used b a t t e r y " r e n t a l f l e e t " f o r c u s t o m e r s which cannot wait u n t i l t he new b a t t e r y a r r i v e s from GNB.

The I n t e r v i e w v i t h Mr. Cla rk was conducted a t the Rockingham Roald l o c a t i o n . Mr. Cla rk s t a t e d t h a t one of h i s dogs which vas r o u t i n e l y kept a t the bus iness had become h y p e r a c t i v e and vas l a t e r diagnosed by a l o c a l v e t e r i n a r i a n a s h a v i n g a b l o o d l e a d l e v e l of 30 u g / d l (mic rograms p e r d e c i l i t e r ) . Subsequen t b l o o d l e a d s a m p l e s from Mr. Cla rk and h i s fami ly members vere In the range of 10 - 33 u g / d l . Mr. C la rk s t a t e d t h a t one of h i s vo rke r s had a r epor t ed blood lead l e v e l of 30 u g / d l . Be s t a t e d t h a t he v a s moving from t h e Rockingham Road b u i l d i n g l o c a t i o n v i t h l n the veek and hoped t o be out of the b u i l d i n g

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Michael Ba t t e ry Co. - Rockingham Rd. S i t e November 2 1 , 1986 Page Four

comple t e ly by Tuesday, November 1 1 , 1986. An i n s p e c t i o n of the a rea surrounding the Rockingham Road s i t e r e v e a l e d t h a t the a rea south of Rockingham Road t o the M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r - i s h e a v i l y I n d u s t r i a l i z e d . The a rea nor th of Rockingham Road i s predominant ly r e s i d e n t i a l . The s i t e i s l o c a t e d a p p r c x i a a t l e y 2 ,400 f e e t n o r t h of t h e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r .

Dur ing t h e a f t e r n o o n of November 4 , 1986 , t h e r e c o n n a i s s a n c e p e r s o n n e l met v i t h Mr. Ed Moreno of t h e l o v a Dept . of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s - V a s h i n g t o n f i e l d o f f i c e and Mr. C h r i s Wightman of t h e Sco t t County, Iowa Hea l th Depar tment . The r e c o n n a i s s a n c e p e r s o n n e l obtained cop ies of the Iowa Dept. of Na tu ra l Resources (IDNR)reports conceming the September and October, 1986 samplings conducted a t t h e Rockingham Road s i t e (1 ,2) . Data from samples c o l l e c t e d dur ing t he se two samplings r e v e a l e d the presence of l ead i n c o n c e n t r a t i o n s 3,200 mg/kg t o 81,000 mg/kg in the s o i l samples from the r a i l p i t and f l o o r of t h e b u i l d i n g . Wipe s a m p l e s from t h e i n t e r i o r were r e p o r t a t 3.5 mg/100 cm2 t o 25 mg/100 cm2.

Copies of the- Iowa Dept . of P u b l i c H e a l t h memoranda were a l s o o b t a i n e d from Mr. Wightman ( 3 , 4 , 5 ) . The lOSRA s a m p l e s d e t e c t e d t h e presence of l ead in the s o i l of the r a i l and s c a l e p i t s a t 7,000 mg/kg t o 56,000 mg/kg and wipe sanp le l e ad c o n c e n t r a t i o n s In a range of 1 -14 mg/100 cm2 ( 5 ) . The IDNR s a m p l e d a t a r e v e a l s b u i l d i n g i n t e r i o r l e ad c o n c e n t r a t i o n s which were 3.9 t imes t o 100 t imes (x) g r e a t e r than the background s o i l c o n t r o l samples c o l l e c t e d from a r ea s o u t s i d e of t h e b u i l d i n g . Data g e n e r a t e d by t h e IDNR and lOSHA s a m p l i n g s of t h e Rockingham Rd. s i t e has been l i s t e d i n Table 2. See Figure 2 for the l o c a t i o n s of t h e IDNR Septmber 2 5 , 1986 s a m p l i n g . F i g u r e 3 d e t a i l s t h e p r o p e r t y l i n e s and p r o p e r t y o w n e r s h i p of t h e s i t e and a d j a c e n t p r o p e r t i e s . Photographs taken d u r i n g t h e C l a r k i n t e r v i e w h a v e been a t t ached to t h i s r e p o r t .

Paul Doherty, EPA, a l s o conducted a t e l ephone I n t e r v i e w with Mr. Wi l l i am Maddex, lOSHA, and subsequen t ly determined t h a t s a n p l e s had been c o l l e c t e d by lOSHA personne l a t t he S. Rolff Rd. and Far ragut St. s i t e s by two d e p a r t n e n t s of lOSHA. Arrangenents were nade t o r e c e i v e copies of the r e p o r t s and da t a .

Wednesday, Novenber 5 , 1986 , v a s c o n p r l s e d of a v i s i t t o t h e f o r n e r M i c h a e l B a t t e r y Co. l o c a t i o n on D e v i l s G l e n Road, a n e e t i n g v i t h t h e EPA c l e a n - u p c o n t r a c t o r s a t t h a t l o c a t i o n , and t h e r e c o n n a i s s a n c e of t h e S. R o l f f Road l o c a t i o n . The team r e t u r n e d t o Kansas C i t y , Missour i in the af ternoon of November 5 .

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.1*0 r r .

Oat.M. VanTT'

Watt* Pit.

M ( 14SS

Mlehasl • • I t a r y • ! ! • (Oavsnpert T»* l C*ai»any)

• • • 1 4 H

•kn Ar*.

Michael Battery Company Site (Davenport Tool Company)

TDO * F - 0 7 - e 6 1 1 - 1 6 I A - 0 1 6 0 6 S

• IDNR 0 /25 /66 • • m p l * location

N

Flgura 2:IDNR eaf f lp l lng Loca t lona

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Michael Battery Company Site (Davenport Tool Company) 1801 Rockingham Road HQURE 3 : P R 0 P E R T Y PLAT MAP

F-07-8611-16 IA-0180SS •• —

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TABLE 1: PUBLIC REFERENCES PERTINENT TO THE MICHAEL BATTERY CO. TDD # F-07-8611-15; IA-0180SS

YEAR

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

CITY DIRECTORY

F. Raymond Michael, salesman; Hubill, Inc.; residence Pleasant Valley, IA.

F. Raymond Michael, salesman; Hubill, Inc.; Karen S., Mrs.; residence Bettendor, IA.

same as above

same as above

same as above

Michael Co., 434 S. Devils Glen Rd., Bettendorf; Indus­trial Equipment; F. Raymond Michael, Pres.; Karen S., Office Mgr.

same as above plus advertise­ment for electrical indus­trial batteries and carts

same as 1980 entry

same as 1980 except Karen S. listed as saleswoman

no Michael Co. address listed F. Raymond and Karen S. same as 1983

Michael Co.; 1051 S. Rolff Rd., Davenport; service in­dustrial batteries; Karen S. listed as vice-president

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

No listing for Michael Co.

No listing for Michael Co.

Michael Co.; 359-9166; no address listed

Michael Co. (office); 332-4868; no address; battery wholesaler

Michael Co.; 6255 Valley Dr., Bettendorf; 332-4268; office 332-4868; represen­tative of Chloride Batter­ies, Inc.

Michael Co.; 441 Devils Glen Rd., Bettendorf; 355-6447; storage batteries - wholesale & manufacturers

Michael Co.; 434 Devils Glen Rd.; 355-6447; same as above.

same as 1981 entry

Michael Co.; 1051 South Rolff Rd.; 322-7900

Michael Co.; 1051 South Rolff Rd.; 322-7900

Michael Co.; 1051 South Rolff Rd.; 322-7900

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TABLE 1: (cont.) PUBLIC REFERENCES PERTINENT TO THE MICHAEL BATTERY CO.

TDD # F-07-8611-15; IA-0180SS

YEAR

1986

CITY .DIRECTORY

Michael Ba t t e r y Co. ; 1801 Rockingham R d . ; F. Raynond M ichae l , manager s a l e s / s e r ­v i c e ; Roy Michael a lso l i s t a t Michael Co . ; Karen S . , v ice-president

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

Michael Battery Co.; 987 Farragut, Davenport 322-7900

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TABLE 2: IDNR AND lOSHA SAMPLE DATA MICHAEL BATTERY CO. - ROCKINGHAM ROAD SITE

DAVENPORT, IOWA TDD # F-707-8611-15; IA-0180SS

DATE

09/25/86

10/14/86

10/02/86

09/30/86

AGENCY

IDNR

IDNR (EPA Splits)

I OSHA

I OSHA

St.Luke's Hospital

SAWLE LOCATION

Soil/backroom floor pit

Dust/east windowsill

Wipe/center floor

Wipe/above north utility box

Wipe/control (blank)

Water/puddle south of building

Soil/south of rail pit

Soil/rail pit

Soil/control (background)

Soil/waste pile west side of .building

Floor scale pit

Outside area, soil west of building

Outside control; 300 ft. west of building

Outside area, soil by puddle SW of building

Rail pit (EPA sample and duplicate only)

Loading dock pit dirt

Scale area pit dirt

Wipe/grinding room

Wipe/cricket frame

Wipe/board-covered window -east side

Floor behind compressor

Clyde Clark - Blood lead sample

LEAD CONC.

5.700.*

5.500.*

25.•^

3.5

less than 0.02

0.21#

3.300.

81.000.

810.

360.

5,200. (11,000.)

750. (850.)

140.^ (65.)

410 (410.)

(1.100.-4.300.)

56.000.

7.000.

3.0

3.0

1.0

14.0

. 21 ug/dl

* = all soil/dust lead concentrations in mg/kg. + « all wipe samples lead concentrations in mg/100 # = water sample in mg/l.

cm2.

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Michael Ba t t e ry Co. - Rockingham Rd. S i t e November 2 1 , 1986 Page Ten

. LIST OF REFERENCES

1) M o r e n o , Ed. O c t o b e r 2 , 1 9 8 6 . R e p o r t t o Mr. Mike M u r p h y , G o v e r n m e n t a l L i a s o n Bureau , l o v a Dept . of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s . R e f e r r a l of Michae l ' s B a t t e r y , Davenport , for l e g a l a c t i o n . lova Dept. of Natura l Resources , Washington F ie ld Of f i ce .

2) Moreno, Ed. Oc tobe r 2 8 , 1986. R e p o r t t o Mr. Mike Murphy, G o v e r n m e n t a l L i a s o n Bureau , l o v a Dept . of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s . R e f e r r a l of Michae l ' s B a t t e r y , Davenport , for l e g a l a c t i o n . lova Dept. of Natura l Resources , Washington F ie ld Of f i ce .

3) Meeker , B e t t y . Oc tobe r 1 3 , 1986. Memorandum t o Mr. R u s s e l l C u r r i e r , DVM. RE: Davenport Tool , 1801 Rockingham Rd., Davenport , l ova , a t 4 p.m. on October 8 , 1986. lova Dept. of Publ ic Hea l th .

4) Meeker , B e t t y . Oc tobe r 1 5 , 1986. Menorandun t o Mr. R u s s e l l C u r r i e r , DVM. RE: Dep t . of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s A c t i v i t i e s a t Davenport Tool and Die . lova Dept. of Pub l i c Hea l th .

5) Meeker , B e t t y . Oc tobe r 2 0 , 1986. Menorandun t o Mr. R u s s e l l C u r r i e r , DVM. RE: Update on Davenport Tool and Die. lova Dept. of Pub l i c Hea l th .

6) EPA Data T r a n s n i t t a l . EPA A c t i v i t y Se r i e s ADF04. To ta l n e t a l s and EP T o x i c i t y a n a l y s e s . Novenber 6, 1986. U.S. EPA L a b o r a t o r y , Kansas Ci ty , . Kansas.

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Photographer;

Paul Doherty

V i t n e s s : B i l l Oberle

Date : 11/4/86

1̂ .4 T l a e : M̂

D i r e c t i o n : N

Ho. 5 S u b j e c t : View of the east side of the warehouse. Rail dock is v is ib le to the rleft l

F a c i l i t y : Michael Batterv Co.. 1601 Rockinyhain Road Davenport, Iowa

Photographer :

Paul Doherty

W i t n e s s :

Bill Oberle

D a t e :

T i n e :

11/4/86

AM

D i r e c t i o n : S

Mo. Subject: View of back dock of warehouse

looking towards Advance Sign Co. storage shed.

Facility: Michael Battery Co.. 1801 Rockingham Road Davenport. Iowa

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Photo: 3-4; Subject: View of the west side of the warehouse. Exhaust pipes from Michael Battery manufacturing process were reportedly vented through the wall where the cinder block area is visible. The former vent holes have been patched by the Davenport Todl Co. owners. Miscellaneous scrap is scattered throughout the area, south and west of the warehouse. Photographer: Paul Doherty; Witness: Bill Oberle; Date: 11/4/86: Direction: E-SE; Facility: Michael Battery Co. 1801 Rockingham Road, Davenport, Iowa

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P h o t o g r a p h e r :

Paul Doherty

W i t n e s s : B i l l Oberle

D a t e : 11/4/86

T i n e : AM

D i r e c t i o n : S

No. 1 Subject: Front entrance to former Michael

Battery Co. warehouse, occupied by the Davenport Tool Co at

the time of this photo. Office is located to the right (west)

Facility: Michael Batterv Co.. 1801 Rockinyham Rnad Davenport, Iowa

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P h o t o g r a p h e r :

Paul Doherty

W i t n e s s :

Bill Oberle

D a t e : 11/4/86

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of the warehouse- Elevated dock is located tb the left.

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Paul Doherty

W i t n e s s : B i l l Oberle

D a t e : 11/4/86

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gQ, 7 Subject: View of the machine shop area located

towards the front'(north) of the warehouse east of the office

area.

Facility: Michael Batterv Co.. 1801 Rockinyham Rnad Davenport. Iowa

Photographer:

Paul Doherty

V l t n e s s :

Bill Oberle

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T i n e :

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>o. Subject: View of the west wall whPrp thP

Michael Co. reportedly ventpd an PxhaiKt. pipp fmm

their manufacturing operation.

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Bo. Subject: View of the main warehouse space:

looking towards the south towards the rail dock. White

van parked in the rail bay is to the left.

Facility: Michael Batterv Co.. 1801 Rockinyham Rnad Davenport, Iowa

>o. S u b j e c t : View of the main warehouse space.

Photographer!

Paul Doherty

V l t n e s s : B i l l Oberle

Date : 11/4/86

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D i r e c t i o n :

Photographer :

Paul Doherty

V l t n e e s :

Bill Oberle

Date :

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11/4/86

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looking north from the rear r a i l dock.

F a c i l i t y : Michael Battery Co.. 1801 Rockingham Road Davenport, Iowa,_

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