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Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
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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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P&H 25-Ton Type "C" Crane with Covered Trolley

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 25-ton type "C" I-beam crane holding two stone blocks at the Pfeiffer Stone Company. The crane is stamped with the text "Pawling & ...
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The Marble Quarry

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Description: View across water toward the marble quarries at the edge of Dorset. They are said to be the oldest in the country and provided the marble for buildings suc...
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A Vermont Marble Company

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Description: The marble company employees at work in a quarry. By 1885 the Rutland quarries employed about 3,000 workers.
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Quarry

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Description: A view of a marble quarry in Sylacauga, "The Marble City," which is constructed on a solid deposit of the hardest, whitest marble in the world. The bed is ...
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Marble Quarry

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Description: A quarry of Alaska Marble Company at Calder, with men at work. Photograph published by Winter and Pond Company. Caption reads: "Marble Quarry, Calder, Ala...
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The Old Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848. The region became a major world center for slate. The view is from near the bottom of th...
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Old Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: A view of a slate mine. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848 and the region became a major world center for slate.
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Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: Cables run across the Bangor Slate Quarry, a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848.
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Quarry Landing and Slate Defense

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Description: The quarry landing and slate defense of the Bangor Slate Quarry. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848 and soon the region beca...
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Flitcher's Slate Quarry

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Description: Cables run across Flitcher's Slate Quarry, located in Bangor, a region which became a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor ...
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Slate Quarry Landing

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Description: A slate quarry landing is shown in Bangor, a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848.
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Edison Quarry and Crusher Plant

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Description: Edison Quarry was opened in the largest outcropping area of Precambrian marble south of the Franklin - Sterling Hill area. Edison's crusher is said to be a...
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Stone Quarry

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Description: Carthage was once well-known for the fine-grained, extremely dense grey limestone, "Carthage Marble," that came from the stone quarries. Caption reads: "St...
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Carthage Building Stone Company

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Description: An unfinished architectural project at Carthage Building Stone Company, which was managed by J. P. Newell with Millard Bryan as superintendent. By 1914, lo...
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Stone Quarry in Bermuda

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Description: A man holds a large saw in a stone quarry in Bermuda. Bermuda rock is a stratified and calcareous sandstone, ranging in hardness and density.
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Plant Number One of Lime Industries

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Description: The American Lime and Stone Company, Plant Number One. It was founded in 1901. Caption reads: "No. 1 Plant of the Famous Lime Industries, Bellefonte, PA."
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Anna Stone Company

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Description: View of a stone crushing facility owned by the Anna Stone Company and established in 1855 by E.H. Finch and Cyrus Schick.
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Wisconsin Granite Company Quarry

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Description: Ladders extend into the quarry at Wisconsin Granite Company, and factory buildings and towers can be seen above. Three men stand near a railroad car at the...

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