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Ready-Mix Concrete Mixer

Date: 03 01 1927
Description: A man stands on a piece of equipment holding a shovel to move the contents of an International truck owned by the Ready-Mixed Concrete Corp. into a wheelba...
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York Iron Works

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Description: Indoor view down a long room in an industrial building, with several men posing standing, some with shovels. A man is standing in the right foreground. Ide...
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Interior View of Foundry

Date: 1908
Description: Shovels are lined up in the foreground near three large crucibles.
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Man Working on Machine Parts

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: A man wearing a work coverall is working on machine parts. In the background is a white backdrop.
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Soldiers Repairing Roads

Date: 1914
Description: Austrian soldiers are using the stones of a destroyed factory to repair and improve a roadbed. The walls of the destroyed factory are in the background.
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Loading Bricks for Use in Roadbuilding

Date: 1915
Description: Bricks from a destroyed factory building are being collected for use in the improvement of poor roadways in Serbia during World War I.
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Construction of Gisholt Building

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Description: View of workers and supervisors during construction of the skywalk across Baldwin Street at the Gisholt plant. The floor is covered in plastic. The renovat...
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Male Employee Standing near Workbench in Finishing Room

Date: 01 18 1921
Description: A man wearing a work apron is posing in a finishing room near a workbench. There is a shovel resting in dirt in a bin next to him, and cast parts are near ...
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Molds for Machine Parts

Date: 1920
Description: View of molds used to create machine parts in a factory. Men are standing in the background.
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 05 05 1917
Description: View down set of railroad tracks that cross a street through an open gate and head into a railroad yard. There is a man standing near a brick building on t...
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Man Working near Coal Furnace

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: A man (blurred by movement) using a shovel is bending over a pile of coal near the open door of a furnace indoors on factory floor. More furnaces are in th...
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Men Working on Side of Hill

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Description: View along side of a hill that is being worked into levels, with snow on the ground. Men, some holding shovels, are standing near the base of a temporary v...
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Snow Removal Operation in Railroad Yard

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Description: Men are working along the side of a brick building removing snow from against railroad cars.
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Snow Removal Operation in Railroad Yard

Date: 03 03 1916
Description: Slightly elevated view towards two men working near railroad cars and a brick building. One man is holding a shovel, and the other man is standing at the t...
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Man in Manufacturing Area

Date: 12 23 1919
Description: A man is standing in the manufacturing area of the factory near what my be a forge. There is a shovel on top of a box on the floor on the left, and the man...

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