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Description: | A view of a marble quarry in Sylacauga, "The Marble City," which is constructed on a solid deposit of the hardest, whitest marble in the world. The bed is ... |
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Description: | The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848. The region became a major world center for slate. The view is from near the bottom of th... |
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Description: | The quarry landing and slate defense of the Bangor Slate Quarry. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848 and soon the region beca... |
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Description: | View of Leathem D. Smith Stone Company, which expanded after 1918. A factory building is in the background, and a steam shovel is working in the foreground... |
Date: | 1900 |
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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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Description: | View across overgrown field towards a wooden structure with a tall smokestack. Identified as probably the rock crusher, located on the east side upriver fr... |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | Elevated view looking west over the Montello Granite Company's works framed by an irregular mask. Two wooden derricks and irregular blocks of granite are i... |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | A view, looking east, of the grounds and buildings of the Montello Granite Company. On the left, a train car with "Detroit Southern" painted on it stands o... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View down railroad tracks toward a group of six men posing outdoors at the power house. There is a pile of large rocks near the group of men at the corner ... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | Six men are posing on horse-drawn wagons at quarry houses for the Montello Granite Co. A large building is on the right, and a pile of stone and two small ... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View looking across the quarry, which has trees and plants growing up the sides on the left, and smaller rocks and other debris are toward the bottom. Ladd... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View down two sets of railroad tracks. There is an empty cart on the left set of tracks, and one cart full of large pieces of stone on the right set of tra... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | View across open field toward a large group of men posing on a large pile of granite. There is a large industrial building in the background on the right. ... |
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