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Miners Pack Train

Date: 05 20 1905
Description: Elevated view of a group of miners on horseback crossing a bridge into Fairbanks, Alaska, May 20th, 1905. Houses are on the other side of the river. Captio...
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Town Valley

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Description: Elevated view of the town in the valley, with houses, other buildings, a bridge, and roads. Caption reads: "General view of Loomis, Wash."
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Elevated View of a Settled Valley

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Description: Elevated view of homes in a valley. In the foreground is a mining-car bridge, numerous buildings, and factory smokestacks. Caption reads: "Cambria, WYO."
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High Street and the Public Walk

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Description: A view of High Street and the Public Walk. In the right foreground is a girl sitting on a group of large rocks while a dog stands in front of the rocks. In...
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Building The New Bridge

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Description: Slightly elevated view of several people overlooking a bridge under construction. Caption reads: "Building The New Bridge, Berwick, PA."
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Small Settlement by River and Railroad

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Description: Elevated view of a small settlement between two mountains and alongside a river with tracks of the first transcontinental railroad passing through. A bridg...
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Chattanooga from the North

Date: 1866
Description: Two log buildings are in the foreground. A bridge spans a river in the middle distance, and the city of Chattanooga is on the far side at the base of a mou...
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Whiteside Valley Below the Bridge

Date: 1864
Description: View down to valley of Union soldiers posing on the roof of a log building. A log bridge crosses a stream, and many trees are on the hillsides.
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Construction of Miles Glacier Bridge

Date: 04 19 1910
Description: View of the construction of Miles Glacier Bridge, constructed from 1909-1910. The bridge crosses the Copper River near mountains. Caption reads: "Construct...
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Military Men Crossing Wooden Bridge

Date: 07 1942
Description: A group of men from the 14th Infantry running while crossing a newly constructed wooden bridge over mud in a field in Panama. The men are in uniform and ar...
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View from Future Site of Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Elevated view looking down from the point where the Hoover Dam is to be built. International trucks used roads built into the mountainside to transport bui...
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Men with International Trucks at Hoover Dam

Date: 1932
Description: Men stand along a riverbank as International trucks are used to haul loads from the cliffs during the construction of the Hoover Dam. An electric shovel is...
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International Trucks Constructing Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Men use International trucks to loads from the cliffs during the construction of the Hoover Dam. One of the men is smoking a cigarette. Two shovels are wor...
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International Trucks at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Two International trucks drive up a dirt road during the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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Hoover Dam Site

Date: 1932
Description: Elevated view looking north toward the future site of the Hoover Dam.
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Colorado River in Black Canyon

Date: 1931
Description: Elevated view looking down through Black Canyon to the Colorado River, the future site of the Hoover Dam.
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International Truck With Shovel at Hoover Dam Site

Date: 1931
Description: An International truck waits to be loaded with boulders blasted from the walls of Black Canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam. The Colorado Rive...
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International Truck at Hoover Dam

Date: 1931
Description: Men drive an International truck up a dirt road along the Colorado River during the construction of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. There is a steam, or po...
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International Truck and Cofferdam

Date: 1959
Description: Color photo of an International truck driving beneath a bridge spanning a dam on the Colorado River.
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Bridge Across Colorado River

Date: 1959
Description: An International truck sits on a bridge spanning Glen Canyon and the Colorado River.

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