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Model S Motor Truck and Excavator

Date: 07 11 1926
Description: A shovel, or excavator loads dirt into an International Model S truck. The text on the wooden cab of the shovel appears to read: "Marion Shovel - Model 21"...
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Sewer Pipe Installation with Hough Payloader

Date: 1947
Description: A crew of men laying sewer pipe with a Hough payloader. Original caption states: "Hough Payloader laying sewer pipe sections weighing 200 lbs each. Equipme...
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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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Foundation For House

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of construction workers placing rebar in the foundation of a house in preparation for concrete to be poured.
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Men Leveling Ground for Construction

Date: 1937
Description: Men work to level the ground for foundations to be poured for homes. Exposed brick walls of partially constructed homes are on the left and right, and a di...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: View from shoreline of a crane lifting machinery to workers at the top of the bridge during construction. Words on the crane reads, "Stevens Brothers and S...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: The entrance to the bridge during construction. A worker works on the side of the bridge on the right. Other workers in the middle of the bridge lay boards...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: Two cranes and a car at the bridge construction site. Several workers work on carving out the road at the edge of the river.
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Construction Crew and Observers

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crew and observers standing on a scaffold. Trees, a wooden tripod with a block and tackle and the roof of a house are visible in the backgroun...
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Construction Crew on Silo

Date: 1940
Description: Construction crew on Kastenmeier farm. They are standing at the top of a silo they are building. A barn is on the left and a shed is on the right. Names fr...
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International Model HS-104 Dump Truck

Date: 1929
Description: Group of men working with a Bucyrus-Erie power shovel and dump truck. Hall-Scott powered dump truck with chain drive. 4 Cylinder, Overhead Cam, Hall-Scott ...
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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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Glander Building, Construction

Date: 1914
Description: View of the construction site of the Glander Building on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washington Streets. A masonry crew is constructing the foundati...
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Glander Art Studio, Future Home

Date: 1914
Description: View across street towards a group of children standing in front of the Glander Building under construction on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washingto...
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Washington Street Repaving & Widening

Date: 1948
Description: Crews of the Vinton Construction Co. are laying a 20 foot wide concrete slab in front of the northeast corner of Washington and S. 9th Streets. A truck is ...
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Man Driving McCormick Deering Hoist

Date: 07 19 1928
Description: View down street towards a man using a McCormick Deering hoist. A group of men are manually setting a lamppost or other object onto a sidewalk.

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