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Centrifugal Sand Pump at Work at Power Dam

Date: 07 01 1911
Description: A steam-powered centrifugal sand pump at work on the Wisconsin River during the construction of the power dam. Pilings of the coffer dam are visible in the...
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Men Working near Large Dredge

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: 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 a...
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Dredging Operations

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Description: Elevated view of dredging operations at the mouth of Bear Creek in Canada. Caption reads: "Dredging Operations at the Mouth of Bear Creek, Dawson, Y.T."
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: View from shoreline of a crane lifting machinery to workers at the top of the bridge during construction. Words on the crane reads, "Stevens Brothers and S...
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Walking Land Dredge

Date: 1920
Description: Mobile “walking” land dredge. A few men in work clothes stand posing at the front of the dredge, and four other men wearing suits pose in the suspended dre...
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Steam Dredge at the Hatfield Dam Construction Site

Date: 1907
Description: View of a steam dredge at the construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield dam in 1907.
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Steam Dredge at the Hatfield Dam Construction Site

Date: 1907
Description: A steam dredge at the construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of a canal at the Hatfield dam construction in 1907.

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