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Elevated View of Railroad Yard on Jones Island
October 28, 1938
Elevated view of railroad yard and railroads cars on Jones Island. On the right is a large derrick or crane, and in the background are a number of freighters with large smokestacks.
Crane at Worden-Allen Company
Milwaukee Electric Crane and Manufacturing Company Crane, a 10-ton No. 225 type AN, at Worden-Allen Co. warehouse.
P&H Type "A" 10-Ton Semi-Gantry Crane
circa 1910-1919
Exterior view of a 10-ton type "A" semi-gantry crane at the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. foundry yard. The crane is stamped with the text "Pawling & Harnischfeger Builders, Milwaukee, Wis, Capa...
Compound
1918
Elevated view of an Allied compound in northern Russia. There are a series of railroad tracks that are leading away from the coast. In the far distance are a number of cranes.
Men Working near Large Dredge
October 28, 1938
Men working near large dredge on Jones Island. Large piles of material are on the ground below the dredge. There is a ship on the right. In the distance are railroad cars on tracks, and the shorel...
Railroad Yards
1940
Elevated view of railroad yards with trains sitting on many of the tracks, though other tracks are sitting empty. Steam is rising from trains in the background, as well as from smokestacks in the d...
