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Historical Excavation Equipment

Vintage machinery in operation, including power shovels and bulldozers, in black-and-white images depicting land clearing and construction from the mid-20th century.

Bulldozer works on irrigation ditch. Imperial County, California 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Imperial County
Bulldozer works on irrigation ditch. Imperial County, California 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Imperial County
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Stortz cotton plantation, Arkansas. Tractor and operator 1935. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
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The Engineers of the 9th Tactical Air Command, who constructed the first American air field in France, came prepared with every modern engineering implement, including steamrollers and derricks.
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Oglala Dam Project. 1923 - 1955.. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Bridge Construction (at No Flesh Truck Trail). 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, Maple Avenue, looking ahead from intersection with Phillips Road, Rutland Sewer, Rutland, Mass., Sep. 5, 1940
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Pulp and Paper Woods - Alabama. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Project 26 - Operation Dominic (Johnston Island/Christmas Island/Maui, Hawaii) Test Activities. Loader moves contaminated soil near Thor pad during cleanup operations. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, raising pole, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 13, 1917 , waterworks, power lines, construction sites
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Threshing of oats. Clayton, Indiana, south of Indianapolis. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Indiana , Clayton (Ind.), Indiana , Hendricks County, Threshing, Agriculture, Farming
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Telephone cable laying on the line between Norrköping and Mjölby.
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Excavator in a gravel roof from the movie "Kronans Rallare".
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Original caption: "Manzanita. - Indian operators, Pete Pablo and John Linton breaking in new caterpillar 35. Roads". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs
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Personnel Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot Construct Nissen Huts At An Air Base In Lancashire, England. 9 December 1943.
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Equipment: Range Improvement - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Pine Pilings Cut During the Winter. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Red Lake Agency. 1964-. Photographs
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Semi with Large Tank. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Hay on farm of member of the Dairymen's Cooperative Creamery. Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Caldwell, Idaho , Canyon County
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Winter Sports - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Elsevier photo collection. construction Grevelingendam progressing. Press lines laid spray sand dam. sand pistons spray Zanddam six months stones. gondolas cable car continues. December 15, 1964. Grevelingendam, Zeeland
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Burgon sheep shearing machine
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Erosion Control: Other - Utah. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Oglala Dam (Pile Driver). 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Ola, Idaho. FSA (Farm Security Administration) Ola self-help cooperative. A member places a hook on a log 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Ola, Idaho , Gem County
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A trainload of timber recently cut and ready to be shipped to the sawmill. Little effort is made to clean up after cutting timber. Note slashings and brush in foreground. Wisconsin. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Wisconsin
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Asphalt Plant Operated By Men Of The 833Rd Engineers Aviation Battalion At Andrews Field, England.
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Clear work after the race in Getå 1918-10-01. The closest in the picture is a cylinder.
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River lubrication from tramp dressin.
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Road Construction - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Homesteader in his burro-drawn cart at the filling station. Pie Town, New Mexico 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Pie Town, New Mexico , Catron County
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River lubrication from tramp dressin.
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Carpenter who has come to San Diego, California, looking for work. Pacific Beach, California, which is about six miles from San Diego 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Pacific Beach, California , San Diego County
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Excavator at Torp.
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State Railways, SJ Q15 29991vislanda peat powder factory
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Log loading station of small logging camp. Baker County, Oregon 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon , Baker County
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Loading of ore trains in Stråssa.
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Artificial Regeneration - General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Log Transportation: General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Well, Center County, Oklahoma, belonging to tenant farmer. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Center County, Farms, Tenant farmers, Wells
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Davenport 40 Cubic Foot Hydraulic Rotary Wheel Scraper. 1900 - 1960. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Aberdeen Area Office. Fort Berthold Agency. 1949-. Photographs
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Outmoded ore stamp mill on display at Silverton, Colorado 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Colorado , Silverton, Colorado , San Juan County
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Extracting juice from cane. Ivins, Washington County, Utah. See general caption 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Utah , Ivins, Utah , Washington County
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Diesel oil being sprayed on steam beds and pools of the marshland on Island of Corsica in campaign to eradicate the malaria mosquito. This Decontaminator is capable of throwing out 400 gallons of homogenized oil at a pressure of 300 pounds which
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Head frame at old gold mine at Pinos Altos, New Mexico 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. New Mexico , Pinos Altos, New Mexico , Grant County
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Gasoline, fuel oil and lubricants are carried to tractor and combine in wheat field. Eureka Flats, Walla Walla County, Washington. 1941 - 1941. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Eureka Flats, Washington (State) , Walla Walla County
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The Alaska Highway. Original caption: Three pictures showing part of the Whitehorse Fire Department, equipment operated by the Army and the Public Roads Administration. Section C March 13, 1943 Photo by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.
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Belchertown Nursery, red spruce seedlings, seed planted May 20, 1937, row #10, Belchertown, Mass., Aug. 20, 1937 : Parcel no. 208-- , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry, nurseries horticulture
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undefined. 1931 - 1963. NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. Minneapolis Regional Office. 1940-1970. Annual Reports
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Forest Fire Equipment: Fire Trucks - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Unloading lumber, San Pedro, California, USA. 20th century
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Equipment (Elevating Grader). 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Europe - Scr-584 Control Station. Like The Forward Direct Posts, Each Scr-584 Post Has Vhf Channels.
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Description: Drilling for water. Water Development Department truck and borehole. africa
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Stock Dam Construction, Albert White Calf's Land. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Aberdeen Area Office. Fort Berthold Agency. 1949-. Photographs
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Scrapping site in the area around the peat powder factory in Vislanda
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Unloading and loading on freight wagons at Oxelösund harbor.
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House laying in Israel. The newly laid concrete shell of a simple house is ready for tradesmen to complete. The 1948 (or First) Arab-Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1947-1949 Palestine war.
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A fighter with its tail off in for repair at a forward maintenance depot at Tripolitania. A mobile crane mounted on a lorry is being used to support it while it is being repaired.
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building Magnitogorsk industrial city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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Vintage Photograph. Snow removal in progress.