Workers move boulders into train cars at the Ruben Collins farm

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1913

GUSN

GUSN-290720

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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
Photographic materials
Photographs: General (7 of 12)
Workers move boulders into train cars at the Ruben Collins farm
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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
- Photographic materials
  - Photographs: General (7 of 12)

Description

A black and white view of workmen as they load up a train car with boulders from alongside the railroad tracks. The image shows other workers and steam-powered equipment in the distance. The image also shows two men surveying the whole scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
workers
construction workers
steam engines (engines)
spectators (event observers)
railroads
trains (vehicle groupings)
photographs

Physical Descrption

1 black and white photograph; 9 x 7.25 inches

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

MS028.04.012.019

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Bournedale (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Description Level

Item

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