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Excavation for New York City Subway

Date: 1925
Description: View looking down at workers at work below street level, with cranes and International trucks excavating area for the future New York City subway. On the r...
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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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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Interior of the main lobby of the Johnson Wax Building during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Rear elevation of the Johnson Wax Administration Building during construction. Construction sheds and a crane are visible on the building site. The buildin...
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Blue River Township School

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the brick Blue River Township and Grade School under construction. The cost of building was $7,000.
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Mount Hope High School and Grade School Building

Date: 1911
Description: Three-story brick school building under construction. Cost of building was $14,000.
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Stationary Engines On Skids

Date: 1917
Description: Stationary engines of various sizes mounted on skids or planks of wood. The engines appear to be situated among scaffolding and an unfinished wall at what ...
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Public School — Construction

Date: 1922
Description: Construction workers pose at the entrance of the public school during construction.
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Building a Floor

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Description: An employee of Clay Products Association builds a floor in a building under construction. Two men stand on the left near a brick wall.
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New and Old School Building

Date: 1924
Description: The new school building during construction, next to the old school building, which has a bell tower on the roof. A man works in the yard on the left near ...
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Two School Buildings

Date: 1963
Description: Old high school building partly demolished and reflected in the windows of a new school building being constructed.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a twine mill under construction.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of a twine mill under construction. Snow is on the ground.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of a twine mill under construction.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of twine mill under construction. Men are standing on and near many sets of railroad tracks. There is a large smokestack on the right.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad cars are on tracks in the foreground. A large smokestack is in the center.
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad tracks are in the foreground below. A partially built smokestack is in the center. A number of c...
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Man Operating International

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Description: Man operating International construction equipment to raise building materials along the side of a brick building.
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Mermaid Tail from "Miranda"

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Description: Two unidentified men are working on a mermaid tail, which will be used in the 1948 film "Miranda." There are columns and other building materials next to t...

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