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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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Worker in Trailer

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker leans in the doorway of a break trailer at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers Jackhammering

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers jackhammer through a sidewalk at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Starting the Day at the World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Workers entering the construction area for the World Trade Center at the start of the work day.
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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 on Steel Framework

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers on the World Trade Center steel framework.
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Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1905
Description: Men at work on a bridge under construction. A sign on a building in the background reads: "Drake Brothers Co." and "Drugs • Oils • Paints."
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Road Crew Repairing Street

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Description: A road crew repairing a street.
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Construction Worker with Equipment

Date: 1969
Description: A male construction worker stands stands in a large hole directing another man who is using a backhoe.
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Construction Worker Crouched at Manhole

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a red hard hat crouches next to an open manhole in the street.
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Gathered Construction Workers

Date: 1969
Description: A group of construction workers gather near the office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors.
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Construction Worker in Volkswagen

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a silver hard hat sits in the driver's seat of a Volkswagen. An American flag sticker is visible on the backseat window.
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Man Operating Crane

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker inside a cab operating a crane.
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Construction Site Foundation

Date: 1969
Description: View of the cement and steel framework in the foundation of one of the buildings in the World Trade Center. Two men are working on a platform on the wall o...
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Two Construction Workers on Break

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers wearing hardhats stand outside a storefront while on a break.
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Construction Worker in Yellow Hardhat

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of a construction worker near a brick wall. He is dressed in a black and red flannel shirt and wears a yellow hard hat.
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Construction Workers at Building Site

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers at base of construction site. In the background another worker stands among construction materials.
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Construction Worker with Hard Hat and Safety Goggles

Date: 1969
Description: Rear view of a construction worker wearing safety goggles on the back of his yellow hard hat. In the background is the steel framework of one of the towers...
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Gathering of Construction Workers

Date: 1969
Description: A group of construction workers gather to listen to a speaker near the office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors at the construction site for t...
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Road Work with Adams #5 1/2 Road Grader

Date: 1949
Description: Men using an Adams #5 1/2 Road Grader to work on an urban street. The grader was owned by the State Paving and Construction Co. Original caption states: "G...

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