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Excavation for New York City Subway

Date: 1925
Description: View looking down at workers at work below street level, with cranes and International trucks excavating area for the future New York City subway. On the r...
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Road Work on University Avenue

Date: 08 19 1929
Description: Workers lay pipe and repave University Avenue, looking east along the 2400 block.
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Paving University Avenue

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Steam shovel loading a truck as part of road construction in front of Collins Lumber Co., 2308 University Avenue. There is a horse-drawn wagon passing by. ...
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Spreading Asphalt with International A Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: men spread asphalt on a road using an International A tractor and Seaman asphalt mixer. Original caption reads: "An International A being used to haul a Se...
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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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Philadelphia Road Work with #3/2 Adams Motor Grader

Date: 1949
Description: Men using a Number 3/2 Adams Motor Grader for road construction on Pine Street in Philadelphia. A laundry store is on the corner.
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Tractor Pulling Elevating Road Grader

Date: 1914
Description: Rear view of a Mogul 30-60 tractor pulling an elevating grader. Two men stand on the platform of the grader while a wagon follows alongside to collect the ...
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Road Construction in front of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office

Date: 1900
Description: View of street being constructed outside the dealership office of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. on 212 Market Street.
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Hough HR Loader

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Description: A New Rochelle construction worker moving concrete debris using a Hough HR Loader.
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Industrial Tractor for Street Construction

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: A man is operating an industrial tractor, which has a shovel on the front for moving earth. Men are in the background standing near a pile of sandbags. Tal...
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Truck for Laying Asphalt

Date: 10 01 1928
Description: A man is standing at the front of a truck parked on a ramp. Further back on the right a group of men are working laying asphalt with large machinery. A gro...
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Affirmative Action

Date: 1976
Description: A woman and a man are working on a road construction crew, with a dump truck full of sand behind them. They are wearing work clothes and hard hats. In the ...

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