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Sand Quarrying

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Description: Sand quarrying in German Hill to obtain fill for use in the business district after a flood. Steam shovel in use.
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Power Shovel or Crane Near Large Trench

Date: 1929
Description: International dump truck and a power shovel or crane next to a large trench or quarry. There is a building in the background. The sign on the shovel reads:...
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Sand & Gravel Being Conveyed into the Bed of a Truck

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Description: A man is standing on a walkway on top of a mechanical conveyor belt machine in a quarry, loading a truck with sand and gravel. A man with a shovel is stand...
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Construction of Railroad

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Description: Group of men at the construction of a railroad branch line among piles of stones. Railroad ties placed on the ground are visible on the platform in the bac...
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Hough Pay Loader at L.W. Edison Co.

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Description: Elevated view of a man operating a Hough Pay Loader with crane and chutes. Trucks and automobiles are parked in the background.
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Man Operating TD-30 Crawler Tractor

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Description: Elevated view of a man operating a TD-30 Crawler Tractor.
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Construction Site

Date: 06 02 1925
Description: Truck outdoors under a building with conveying machinery. A sign painted on the machinery reads: "5 YD LOADING HOPPER MFD. BY RUSSEL GRADER MFG. CO."
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Trucks at Construction Site

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: View looking down at men standing with trucks near a steam shovel working near a rock face.
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Norris Dam

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam.

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