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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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Onlookers Observe Construction of World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Rear view of onlookers observing the construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Crane at World Trade Center Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Warshaw Construction Corporation crane, during construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Ace Excavators

Date: 1969
Description: Color photograph of an Ace Carting Company truck with "Ace Excavators" on the front. The truck is on the site of the construction of the World Trade Center...
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Silhouette at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Silhouette of a construction worker during the construction of the World Trade Center.
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World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Sign for Commuters Bar and Restaurant with the construction of the World Trade Center building in the background.
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Top Construction of World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: The top portion of construction on the World Trade Center, looking past a street lamp post and up into the network of cranes and metal.
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Construction of World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Looking up at the construction of the two towers of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker on Roof

Date: 1969
Description: Silhouette of a construction worker and construction cranes at the World Trade Center.
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Crane at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Crane at the World Trade Center construction site.
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Two Men Watching Construction

Date: 1969
Description: View from the back of two men watching the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Contruction Site Debris

Date: 1969
Description: Construction site and foundation of the World Trade Center Towers.
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Construction Site and Equipment

Date: 1969
Description: World Trade Center construction site with construction equipment including trucks and cranes.
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Cement Works, Harlem River

Date: 1968
Description: An excavation bucket hanging by cables from a crane at the Harlem River cement works. A cloudy sky forms the background and dirt falls from the bucket.
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Men Watching the Construction of the World Trade Center

Date: 1968
Description: Two men in suits watch four large cranes working to construct the World Trade Center. The cranes sit atop an extensive metal-beam structure and the men ar...
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Delivery Truck Parked in Front of City Skyline and Ships

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of an International Harvester model MA-1500 Metro delivery truck is parked on a bridge overlooking a body of water and a city skyline, likely...
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Wisconsin Pavilion Under Construction

Date: 1964
Description: View of the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair under construction. The steel frame of the building is visible behind a sign for Thatcher Construct...

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