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Construction Workers Excavating for NYC Subway

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: Workers are removing dirt for the construction of the New York City subway with a Bucyrus shovel loader and an International truck. The workers are below s...
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Steam Shovel Digging Borrow Pit

Date: 03 01 1919
Description: Workers digging a "borrow pit" for no. 2 mine with a steam shovel. The men are standing along a set of narrow gauge railroad tracks. Benham was a "company ...
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Construction of "Borrow Pit"

Date: 02 22 1919
Description: Workers using a steam shovel to dig a "borrow pit" for the no. 2 mine. The shovel is loading soil onto a rail car on a narrow gauge railroad track. Benham ...
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Riverside Cement's International Truck

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Description: Color photograph of a shovel loading an International truck owned by Riverside Cement. The truck is in a gravel pit or quarry.
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International Model 63 Truck Loaded by Steam Shovel

Date: 08 16 1926
Description: Men loading an International Model 63 truck with a steam shovel, or crane. The truck is operated by the Plack Transfer Company. The truck has been rigged w...
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Steam Shovel at Airport Project

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of a steam shovel filling the back of an International truck with dirt at an airport construction site.
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Model S Motor Truck and Excavator

Date: 07 11 1926
Description: A shovel, or excavator loads dirt into an International Model S truck. The text on the wooden cab of the shovel appears to read: "Marion Shovel - Model 21"...
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Men at Construction Site

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Men stand near an excavator or steam shovel as it loads an International dump truck at a construction site. The site is surrounded with multi-storied build...
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Work Horses and Wagons at Construction Site

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of several teams of work horses pulling Old Dominion wagons loaded with dirt at a rural construction site. There is a steam shovel working at...
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International Truck at Hoover Dam

Date: 1931
Description: Men drive an International truck up a dirt road along the Colorado River during the construction of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. There is a steam, or po...
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Trucks at Construction Site

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: View looking down at men standing with trucks near a steam shovel working near a rock face.
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Construction Site in City

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: View along street towards pedestrians on the left. On the right, below street level, are construction workers standing below street level near trucks and a...
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Industrial Tractors

Date: 07 25 1927
Description: Men driving tractors pulling trailers, which are being loaded from a hopper at a granite quarry or mine. On the far right is a steam shovel.
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Earthmover Used in Road Repair

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: View towards an earthmover dumping dirt into the back of a truck. The sign on the back of the earthmover reads: "Hanson." There are buildings in the backgr...
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Earthmover Used in Road Repair

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: View down road towards a man using an earthmover for road repair. There is a truck parked on the roadside on the left, and a stack of pipes is near the roa...
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Man Operating Earthmover for Road Repair

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: In the foreground a man is working near a row of pipes. Behind him a man is operating an earthmover.
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Earthmover Used in Road Repair

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: View down road towards a man using an earthmover for road repair. There is a truck parked on the roadside on the left, and a stack of pipes is near the roa...
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Man Operating Earthmover for Road Repair

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: In the foreground a man is working near a row of pipes. Behind him a man is operating an earthmover.
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International Excavating Co. at Construction Site

Date: 07 16 1928
Description: Elevated view of men standing near a steam shovel and International Excavating truck. There is a river in the background.
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Demonstrating IH Implements

Date: 07 30 1928
Description: Men looking at demonstration of IH implements set up outdoors, probably in a factory yard. Long wood fences are in the background.

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