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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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Construction Worker on Roof

Date: 1969
Description: Silhouette of a construction worker and construction cranes at the World Trade Center.
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TD-20C Crawler Tractor at Bridge Construction Site

Date: 07 1971
Description: Color photograph of a worker operating an International TD-20C crawler tractor (TracTracTor) at a bridge construction site. Other construction workers are ...
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Truck Engine Works

Date: 1938
Description: Factory workers tending to engines at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works. Other men are operating overhead cranes labeled "Cleveland Crane-Close ...
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Loading Red Diamond Engine

Date: 1948
Description: Factory workers loading a Red Diamond engine with an overhead pulley and crane system at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works.
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Early P&H 5-Ton Traveling Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger crane design with cab-operated dial controls. The stencil on the crane says "Pawling and Harnischfeger ...
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Construction of Bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts

Date: 08 10 1973
Description: View across water of early construction of the bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts.
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Ice Storm Aftermath

Date: 03 1975
Description: "Crews begin the cleanup after the ice storm."
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Riverside Crew

Date: 1958
Description: A riverside crew is alerted of a payhauler's descent during construction on the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.
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New Water Tower

Date: 05 23 1997
Description: "Workmen weld the base of the water tower."
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New Water Tower

Date: 05 27 1997
Description: "Theresa water tower construction."
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New Water Tower

Date: 05 27 1997
Description: "Theresa water tower construction."
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New Water Tower

Date: 05 29 1997
Description: "The two halves of the sphere are welded by welders inside and outside of the tank."
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Derailed Railcars

Date: 09 22 1997
Description: "Heavy-duty moving equipment from Michels Pipeline of Brownsville helped to move derailed cars back onto the tracks. Within 27 hours, all cars were righted...
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Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) and Florida Congressman Young tour the destruction at the World Trade Center with an FBI guide a few days after...
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7 World Trade Center

Date: 2001
Description: Seven World Trade Center, the ruins of a World Trade Center building that was so severely damaged by the collapse of the North Tower on 9/11 that it collap...
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Congressman Bill Young of Florida (left), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin, the ranking committee De...
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right, in the blue shirt) touring the 9/11 Ground Zero site with an unidentified FBI official, Joan Obey, and an unide...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Florida Congressman Bill Young (left) and Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, respectively the Republican chair and the ranking Democrat of the House Appr...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey at the 9/11 Ground Zero site viewing the damage to the World Trade Center. Behind Obey is the World Financial Center co...

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