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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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Old Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: A view of a slate mine. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848 and the region became a major world center for slate.
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Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: Cables run across the Bangor Slate Quarry, a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848.
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Quarry Landing and Slate Defense

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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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Slate Quarry Landing

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Description: A slate quarry landing is shown in Bangor, a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848.
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Leathem D. Smith Stone Company

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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...
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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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Quarry Houses

Date: 1910
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 ...
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Scene in the Quarry

Date: 1910
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...
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Crushing Plant

Date: 1910
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...
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Monumental Department

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Description: View towards men standing around an open area. Two tall poles with pulleys near the top is supported by wires are in the center near a set of railroad trac...

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