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Men with McCormick-Deering Crawler Tractor

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: Five men are standing with a McCormick-Deering crawler tractor (TracTracTor) during a construction project.
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Construction Workers Excavating for NYC Subway

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: Workers are removing dirt for the construction of the New York City subway with a Bucyrus shovel loader and an International truck. The workers are below s...
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Twine Mill Construction Site

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a construction site surrounded by buildings in what appears to be an industrial area. A sign on the building on the left side of reads: "W...
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Construction Work at the Osborne Works

Date: 1915
Description: Several men are standing around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are wheelbarrows filled with building materials and s...
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks running along the buildings under construction. Men are wor...
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Sante Fe Building Construction at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of construction on the Santa Fe building at McCormick Works.
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Tractor-Powered Rock Crusher

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Description: Tractor-powered rock crusher in what appears to be a factory yard. One man is standing on the tractor, and another man is standing on the rock crusher. Bui...
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Man Using Austin Motor Grader

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: View of a man using an Austin Motor Grader on a road. There are houses in the background.
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Two Men Working with Saw at Construction Site

Date: 10 22 1923
Description: Two men are working with a large saw powered by a tractor on a construction site. There is an automobile on the right, and a tent in the background near a ...
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Trucks Used in Road Construction

Date: 07 25 1925
Description: View from side of road looking down at a man using a dump truck for road construction. The truck is dumping material in front of a large machine. Men are w...
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Construction Site in City

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: View looking down towards a man driving a dump truck through puddles of water at a construction site. In the background men are working among rocks and roc...
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Construction Site

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: Elevated view looking down at men driving dump trucks and operating a steam shovel and a crane below ground level at a construction site. On the opposite s...
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Man Using Kerosene McCormick-Deering Tractor as Earth Mover

Date: 06 1926
Description: Right side view of a man using a McCormick-Deering tractor to move earth. An unpaved road, and houses among trees are in the background.
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Men Using Kerosene McCormick-Deering Tractor as Earth Mover

Date: 06 1926
Description: Elevated view of men using a tractor in a pit to move earth. People are standing at the edge of the area watching the men working. Houses are in the backgr...
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Trucks and Steam Shovel

Date: 07 29 1926
Description: View across field towards men leaning against trucks parked near a steam shovel next to a building.
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Austin Motor Grader on Road

Date: 06 15 1926
Description: View across unpaved road towards a man operating an Austin Motor Grader.
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Austin Motor Grader on Road

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: View from front of a man operating an Austin Motor Grader on an unpaved road. There is a house in the background on the right.
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Austin Motor Grader on Road

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man using an Austin Motor Grader on an unpaved road. There is a house behind a fence in the background.
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International Truck and Steam Shovel

Date: 08 16 1926
Description: Two men are standing near a truck that is being filled by a steam shovel. A sign painted on the side of the front of the truck reads: "Plack Transfer." The...
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Man Operating Grader

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: View down unpaved road towards a man operating a grader. In the background is a large house with a front porch and a turret.

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