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Work on East End of Power Dam

Date: 05 09 1912
Description: Men with shovels working downstream from the east abutment, while other men are looking on.
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Foundation Pilings, Elevated Road, and Concrete Shots

Date: 05 17 1912
Description: Men working from the elevated road on the east end of the power dam, constructing shots (chutes) for the concrete.
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Shooting Concrete from Elevated Road at Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1912
Description: Workmen pouring concrete from the elevated railroad into forms below.
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Concrete Buttresses and Apron at East End of Power Dam

Date: 05 31 1912
Description: Forms have been removed, revealing the newly poured buttresses and apron. A man is pushing a cart on the elevated road.
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Crew at Power Dam Waiting for Dinner

Date: 05 31 1912
Description: Workmen posing outside the dining hall before dinner.
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General View of Power House Coffer Dam and High Trestle

Date: 07 16 1912
Description: An overview, from the west bank, of the power dam construction site. The high trestle is in the background, and the narrow gauge electric railroad is in th...
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Big Boiler and Engine to Run Centrifugal Pump

Date: 07 16 1912
Description: Workmen pose around the "big boiler" and engine that power the 12 inch centrifugal pump used to pump out the coffer dam at the power dam construction site.
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Northeast View of Power House Coffer Dam at Power Dam

Date: 08 07 1912
Description: Men excavating within the coffer dam. One man is standing on a high piling. Several steam engines at work fill the air with smoke. The high trestle and fou...
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Northeast View of Interior of Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 09 30 1912
Description: Pile drivers working within the confines of the coffer dam. Men are on the high trestle constructing chutes for pouring concrete.
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Residential Construction with Teams of Horses

Date: 08 18 1926
Description: Construction workers and early construction machinery being driven by horses in a residential neighborhood.
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Joys Building and Surrounding Construction

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Description: Elevated view of west side of N. Water Street between E. Buffalo and E. Chicago Streets, featuring the Joys Building, with a contruction area in foreground...
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Construction Worker

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker standing at construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Truck at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: Truck at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers and Bulldozer

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers and bulldozer on the street next to the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers Digging a Hole

Date: 1969
Description: Three construction workers, two in the hole, and one above, digging at the World Trade Center construction site.
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Construction Worker

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker at the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers and Supplies

Date: 1969
Description: Several construction workers at World Trade Center construction site.
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Construction Worker near Safety Sign

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker standing near a safety sign at the World Trade Center construction site.
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Construction Worker Talking on Telephone

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker talking in a telephone booth.
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Construction Workers and Steel Framework

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers inside the steel framework of the World Trade Center.

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