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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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Roth Coal Silos

Date: 05 22 1936
Description: Wide angle view of 5 coal silos at C.E. and P.A. Roth Inc., sand and gravel company, 1208 Roth Street.
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Gravel Pit

Date: 05 04 1929
Description: Carl E. & Paul G. Roth gravel pit with conveying equipment.
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Quarry on Basswood Island

Date: 1915
Description: Bill Baker standing on top of a wall of the quarry on Basswood Island.
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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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Vowell Material Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International truck owned by the Vowell Material Company parked in a road. There are buildings and rocky terrain in the background. The original caption...
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Suction Dredge with Power Unit

Date: 06 29 1938
Description: A man operates an International PD-80 power unit mounted on a suction dredge for sand and gravel. The power unit is owned by Roy Deringer of Ithaca, Michig...
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Universal Rock Crusher

Date: 10 12 1938
Description: Men work with a Universal crusher, used to crush 400 yards of gravel in 8 hours. The crusher was powered by an International PA-100 power unit owned by E.F...
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Gravel Pit

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: A young man stands on a platform above an International PA-80 power unit (converted into a P-100) at a gravel pit owned by Mogg County.
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PD-40 in Stone Crusher

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: Men stand near a stone crusher powered by an International PD-40 power unit. The crusher was owned and operated by Coy Hawk. Two buildings stand in the ba...
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Rock Crusher at Stone Quarry

Date: 01 11 1938
Description: Simmons stone crusher powered by an International power unit at a State Highway Commission stone quarry.
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Brookville Locomotive

Date: 12 22 1937
Description: Brookville locomotive pulling dump cars in a rock quarry owned by General Refractories Company. Two men can be seen sitting inside through the front window...
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Men Using Rock Crusher

Date: 1937
Description: Three men stand on a platform to operate a rock crusher powered by an International PA-50 power unit, which is underneath the platform. The photograph was ...
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International HS-54 Trucks

Date: 1928
Description: Two International HS-54 dump-trucks loaded with gravel. Original caption reads: "Model HS 54 Cylinder, 148" wheelbase, mounted on 36x8 front and 56x8 dual ...
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Truck Hauling Cinders

Date: 03 22 1925
Description: Men fill the bed of a Model 103 International truck with cinders from a chute at the Solway Process Company plant.
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WPA at Work

Date: 1937
Description: National Youth Administration workers cutting stone in the quarry near the Grignon House. A sign behind the group of boys says: USA Work Program."
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Lime Kiln

Date: 1968
Description: Exterior of a lime processing plant.
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Lime Kilns

Date: 08 1988
Description: "These unused lime kilns are located at Marblehead."
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C.B. and Q. R.R. Stone Crusher

Date: 1900
Description: The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stone crusher. There is a large group of workmen posing along the work site.
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Cows near Lime Kiln

Date: 1900
Description: View of cows on the approach to a lime kiln.

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