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The Old Bangor Slate Quarry

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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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C.B. and Q. R.R. Stone Crusher

Date: 1900
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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Steam Drill

Date: 1910
Description: Steam drill at work in quarry at Montello Granite Co. A man is standing on the right operating the drill. There are ladders against the stone cliff in the ...

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