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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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Panoramic Street View

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Description: Panoramic street view, with small groups of people scattered about, and standing on the sidewalks near buildings lining the unpaved street. On the sides of...
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Construction of Railroad

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Description: Group of men at the construction of a railroad branch line among piles of stones. Railroad ties placed on the ground are visible on the platform in the bac...
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace.
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace.
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York Iron Works

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Description: York Iron Works, with a group of men posed standing in front of the construction of the blast furnace.
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Group of Men Posed at Construction Site

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Description: Men posed standing at the construction site. They are probably laying the foundation of a building. A small wooden building in the background has a poster ...
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Construction of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river.
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Home Construction

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Description: Men posed demolishing one house and building another on the same property, possibly the R.P. Ravey property. Two boys and a girl are posed standing in the ...
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Dam Construction

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Description: View from railroad tracks towards industrial activity on the edge of the river, possibly building a dam.
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Dam Construction

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Description: Men working on the foundation of a building, possibly laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam.
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High School Construction

Date: 1897
Description: View towards front entrance of the partially constructed Senior High School. A man is walking up a board into the open doorway of the school. A horse is st...
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Construction of a Building Foundation

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Description: Four men in the foreground are posing standing with shovels in a large hole in the ground. In the background behind a wall, men are working near cars along...
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Construction Site; Third Power House

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Description: Outdoor view of men working at a construction site. Identified as the construction of the third powerhouse which also entailed moving the second powerhouse...
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Construction of the Bulkhead

Date: 1908
Description: View looking toward men working on a construction site. Men are standing and watching from the rocky shoreline on the right. Identified as the construction...
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Construction of the Powerhouse in Hatfield

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Description: Outdoor view of the construction of a large building on top of a dam. Location identified as the construction of the powerhouse on the canal in Hatfield.
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Construction of the Hatfield Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view across rushing water towards a construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield Dam, looking northwest.
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Pipes at the Dam Construction Site

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Description: Outdoor view of a construction site of large pipes and other building materials. Identified as the construction site of the powerhouse at the Hatfield dam ...
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Construction Site

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Description: Outdoor view of a construction site at a building.

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