Historic Road Construction

Images depicting historical road construction projects in Alaska and Virginia, featuring machinery, dirt moving, and natural landscapes in a black-and-white format.

Grading Equipment Working on Embankment. Original caption: Puerto Rico Project F-28(3), Rio Piedras - La Muda. Looking back along centerline. Grading equipment working on embankment at Station 65:45. Notice at left field engineer making density test. State: Puerto Rico.

Haines Road. Original caption: Moving dirt on the Haines Cut-Off. The Deza Deash river is just over the near bank, the bridge will cross at this point. Dirt is being moved from the near side to fill on the far side. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff, February 24, 1943. State: Alaska.

Coyote seen near highway about 8 miles south of Fort St. John; Loading IBM machines at PRA Fort St. John camp for shipment by truck convoy to Missoula, Montana. Original caption: 43-3144 - (figure 55) - Coyote (barely discernible in center of picture) seen near highway about 8 miles south of Fort St. John. Wild animals evidenced little fear of humans in this country. October 1943. Original caption: 43-3145 - (figure 56) - Loading IBM machines at PRA Fort St. John camp for shipment by truck convoy to Missoula, Montana. October 1943. State: Alaska.

Shirley Highway Concrete Pouring. Original caption: Concrete pouring, Shirley Highway, Virginia. Photo by C. H. Ritter. June 3, 1949. State: Virginia. Place: Shirley Highway.

Hawaii Project S-20(2), WDR 5(2), at Station 783-35. Original caption: Excavating for double 30" concrete pipe culvert at Station 783-35, Hawaii Project S-20(2), WDR 5(2), Nov. 29, 1949. State: Hawaii.

Shirley Memorial Highway. Original caption: Shirley Memorial Highway, south of State Route 7, showing erosion on fill slope from flash storm of May 5, 1953. Photos by T. W. Kines, May 1953. State: Virginia.

Cats and carry-alls building a cut and fill across the Army tote road. Original caption: 43-3969. Utah Construction Co. Cats and carry-alls building a cut and fill across the Army tote road, to improve the grade and alignment of this section at Goose Bay, Kluane Lake. Section B2. Army Strip Map Mile 171.5. August 14, 1943. Photo by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 43-3970. Utah Construction Co. Carry-all building a cut and fill to improve the grade and alignment of the Army road at Goose Bay, Kluane Lake. Section B2. Army Strip Map Mile 171.5. August 14, 1943. Photo by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Building Alaska Highway. Original caption: 42-4962: Fort St. John - Crusher and conveyor in action. Gravel pit 4 miles southwest of Fort St. John. See Mr. C.F. Capes letter - October 22, 1942. Original caption: 42-4963: Fort St. John - Section F - Le Tourneau scrapers working heavy sidehill cut at Station 1116-. State: Alaska.

Construction Work on Rock Creek Overpass. Original caption: Construction work on Rock Creek Overpass, new K St. Skyway. By T. W. Kines. State: Washington, DC.

Grading Equipment Working on Embankment. Original caption: Puerto Rico Project F-28(3), Rio Piedras - La Muda. Looking back along centerline. Grading equipment working on embankment at Station 65:45. Notice at left field engineer making density test. State: Puerto Rico.

Project WPGH 518-A(3), Drainage Construction. Original caption: Project WPGH 518-A(3), Oneida County. Part of the Mohawk River Road-Deerfield State Highway #297, between Utica and Rome. View taken at Utica, New York, showing well point system used with pump unit in connection with the laying of 24" sewer pipe for underpass drainage. Photo taken June 24, 1941. State: New York. Place: Oneida County.

Building Alaska Highway. Original caption: Alaskan Highway project. "Caterpillar" Diesel Tractors with bulldozer and scraper constructing a road from the gravel pit to the Public Roads Administration road. Sent in by Caterpillar Tractor Company, Peoria, Illinois. Taken by United States Army - 1942. State: Alaska.

Looking north along highway about mile D-18; Deadlined contractor-owned equipment in PRA yard at Dawson Creek. Original caption: 43-3138 - (figure 49) Looking north along highway about mile D-18. Trucks in distance ar hauling contractors' equipment to Dawson Creek for return to point of origin. Octiber 1943. Original caption: 43-3139 - (figure 50) Deadlined contractor-owned equipment in PRA yard at Dawson Creek awaiting cash settlement in lieu of repairs, and return to point of origin. October 1943. State: Alaska.

Making a Fill At The Bottom of Coconino Canyon. Original caption: Carry-alls making a fill at the bottom of Coconino Canyon over the culvert which carries the canyon drainage. State: Alaska.

Dumping Pit Run Material. Original caption: E.W. Elliott Companymen are experiencing difficulty in getting their frozen load of pit run material to dump. Section B2. Mile Post 1402.5. Photo by Pinkstaff, Oct. 25, 1943. State: Alaska.

Completed Road Across A Swamp; Upper Liard River Bridge Under Construction. Original caption: 43-4016: A section of completed road by McGraw Haines Co. across a swamp near the Little Rancheria River. Mile Post 952.4. Photograph by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 43-4017: Facing upstream toward the upper Liard River Bridge under construction by Bates and Rogers. Section C Mile Post 937.3. Photograph by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Inspection of Pavement Slab Replacement Operations on U.S. 40. Original caption: State Road Commission and Public Roads Engineers inspect pavement slab replacement operations on US 40 North East of Baltimore. State: Maryland.

"Construction period at Camp Humphrey, Virginia. A 70-ton locomotive that will be operated by Engineer Troops on the spur between Acotink and Camp Humphries, VA. This general view photograph was taken on May 1, 1918. The locomotive is identified as 10002 MOTORA LTDBERRI, S.C. SYAL RECO 5-27-18. Description: Construction period at Camp Humphrey, Virginia. ISSLED: C SOTE P1000R."

Laborers working on ice hazards. Original caption: 44-443 - One laborer encourages the flow of water in an ice ditch while another spreads dirt on an ice hazard which they are successfully controlling. The center of the road is in the foreground of the picture. Mile 165.5 E. Original caption: -44-444 - A laborer trying to improve the drainage on the low side of an ice hazard. Note that there are two streams of water running from the point opposite where the man is standing down in the cinter of the road to the point where the truck is stopped. Mile 173.8 E. State: Alaska.

Constructing embankment; Linnan loading gravel trucks. Original caption: 44-1112: Constructing embankment across swampy area using gravel borrow material. Original caption: 44-1113: Linnan - loading gravel trucks for embankment construction. State: Alaska.

The start of a detour; obtaining water. Original caption: 43-1463: The start of a detour around an ice hazard. Original caption: 43-1464: Obtaining water for a contractors camp by digging in the ice at Kluane Lake. Photo by: Gail Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Cochabamba. Original caption: Cochabamba : Cruez Highway, Crusher, screens, sand washing plant. Camp#1 km 15. State: Bolivia. Place: Cochabamba : Cruez Highway.

Gievres, located in Loire et Cher, France, showcases a view of yards and warehouses. The photograph was taken on January 8, 1919, by photographer J.T. Seabrook from a moving flat car. It is part of a series documenting Railroad Activities during World War I, with the photo numbered as 48975.

Building A Winter Camp; Mishandling and Improper Stocking of Bridge Truss Material. Original caption: 43-3836: Building a winter camp at the army crossing of the Teslin River. Dowell Construction Co. carpenters are building this camp for the Angelus gravel and supply bridge building cvrew. Section C. Milw post near 1123. November 7, 1942. Photo by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 43-3837: Views showing the mishandling and improper stocking of bridge truss material by Dowell Construction Co. workers at the Takhini River Bridge Site. Section C Mile post 1228. May 3, 1943. Photo by Payne. State: Alaska.

Sealing Road Surface With Oil Emulsion and Chips. Original caption: Typical operation of equipment and forces. Sealing road surface with oil emulsion and chips. Deputy Commissioner Hilts walking on grass edge in right foreground. Photo by W. H. Simonson. State: Virgin Islands. Place: St. Thomas.

Dowell Construction Company Headquarters. Original caption: 43-4112: Dowell Construction Company - Headquarters Miscellaneous storage. Section C Mile Post in Whitehorse. Photo by Nebozenko. Original caption: 43-4113: Dowell Construction Company - Headquarters Supply warehouse building #44. Section C Mile Post in Whitehorse. State: Alaska.

Road Construction Equipment and Crew at Work. State: Germany.

Chowan River Bridge - Concrete Substructure Widened. Original caption: Concrete substructure widened. Timber superstructure to be replace with I-beams and concrete deck. Bridge over the Chowan River, on U.S. 17, between Edenton and Windsor. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: North Carolina.

Subgrade Prepared and Form Placed to Pave Right Side KM 219, 34E Paver in Operation. Original caption: 48-1299 - Subgrade prepared and form placed to pave right side KM 219, There is no detour and traffic will be routed to finished portion when it has reached required strength. PR 6(9) 9-8-48. Original caption: 48-1300 - 34E paver in operation. Blocks have been placed under skip to permit use of this machine between forms which are for 3 meter half width. PR 6(9) 9-8-48. State: Philippines. Place: Rosario to San Fernando, La Union Province.

Johnson River Bridge from the east bank on the upstream side; Facing east toward the Johnson River along a section of the improved Tote Road. Original caption: 43-3302 - Steel is in place for two of the four main spans of the Johnson River Bridge at this stage of construction. From the east bank on the upstream side. Original caption: 43-3303 - Facing east toward the Johnson River along a section of the improved Tote Road built to U.S.E.D. requirements. All phases of construction under the supervision of the Public Roads Administration. State: Alaska.

Hawaii Project No. SN(DC)FA-F-7(20), Stations 98-35 and 116-48.8. Original caption: Shaping embankment, forming and placing cast-in-place concrete gutter, between outbound roadway (right) and existing inbound roadway (left), between Stations 98-35 and 116-48.8. Hawaii Project No. SN(DC)FA-F-7(20), April 27, 1950. State: Hawaii.

Section F of Mile Post P.R.A. 90.1 and Cement Shed. Original caption: 43-1773: Section F. Mile Post P.R.A. 90.1. Blade maintaining a section of Public Roads Administration built road down a coulee. April 7, 1943. Original caption: 43-1774: Section F. Cement shed on the north bank of the Peace River. April 7, 1943. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: Planting Oil Palms and Infrastructure Company Soemut. Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 810_17. 1931. Deli, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Buildings and the offices at the Dowell Construction Co. Camp in Whitehorse. Original caption: 43-3290 - The International Business Machine Buildings and the offices and Barracks of the Public Roads Administration Production Cost Department at the Dowell Construction Co. Camp in Whitehorse. Photo by Nebozenko. Original caption: 43-3291 - Mess Hall line up at building #12 Dowell Construction Co. Camp in Whitehorse. Photo by Nebozenko. State: Alaska.

Draglines at Work Excavating the Side Slope on the Natchez Trace Parkway. State: Mississippi.

Pulp & Paper Mills - Abandoned Pulp/Paper Mill. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Road section near Dawson Creek and Gravel Pit. Original caption: 43-1765: Section F - Maintenance of Public Roads Administration built section near Dawson Creek. Note dust in the distance. Original caption: 43-1766: Section F - Gravel pit which provides materials for the Peace River Bridge. On North Bank of River. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff, April 5, 1943. State: Alaska.

Lumber yard on the south bank of the Peace River with filled approach in the background. State: Alaska.

Surfacing Operations. Original caption: 43-1859: Section C. E.N. Moore, Reserve Engineer Surfacing Operations (See also 886-B to 892) 8" grizzly at gravel trap. Gravel delivered by bulldozer to trap, by conveyor to crusher (at left) binder trap in background. Original caption: 43-1860: Section C. E.N. Moore, Reserve Engineer Surfacing Operations (See also 886-B to 892) 18" Stearns conveyor belt, powered by LeRoy gas engine. July 29, 1943. State: Alaska.

Canol Project near Whitehorse. Original caption: One view of the large oil refinery being erected by the Canol Project near Whitehorse. The two views may be joined together to form a panorama by placing the one with the town of Whitehorse to the right of the other. Photo by Pinkstaff, Nov. 11, 1943. State: Alaska.

Woman setting stone, man tamping, Cobblestone paving, Pan American Highway. State: Ecuador.

Thawing Culverts. Original caption: 45-66: Open oil fires in oil drums used to melt ice and keep water flowing to and through the culvert. Original caption: 45-67: A Clayton steam generator mounted inside a truck body being used for thawing drainage trenches in the ice. State: Alaska.

Gold Dredging In Grass Valley, California. Original caption: Photographed by Charles Ackley, Chief Photographer, Public Buildings Administration. State: California.

Equipment - Tennessee. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Loading scrapers for gravel; Grading operations. Original caption: 44-1011: Loading scrapers for gravel fill across wet area. Original caption: 44-1012: Grading operations on truck road. Photos by WL Eager. State: Alaska.

Steel Erecting tower. Original caption: Steel Erecting tower is being dismantled near the north tower of the Peace River Bridge. April 7, 1943. State: Alaska.

Construction of Truck Road; Hoak Pickup Truck. Original caption: 44-954: Construction of truck road. Looking east. Original caption: 44-955: Survey - Hoak Pickup - P.R.A. #910 about 8/13/43. Photos by L. Davis. State: Alaska.

Muskwa River Bridge. Original caption: 43-2670 Muskwa River Bridge. Status of work on April 15. View from south abutment. Original caption: 43-2671 Muskwa River Bridge. Statusm of work on April 15 at 9 a.m. View from south abutment. Section E. State: Alaska. Place: Fort St. John.

Progress of Alaska Highway north of Dawson Creek. Original caption: Progress of Alaska Highway north of Dawson Creek. View showing brush and logs piled ready for burning near Fort St John. State: Alaska.

Yard 1/2 power shovel excavating subsequent to blasting. State: Alaska.

Deep rock cut about mile J-150 being excavated by the Astleford Co; Northwest shovel working in sandstone cut at mile J-150. Original caption: 43-3112 - (figure 23) Deep rock cut about mile J-150 being excavated by the Astleford Co. This was the last major grading completed on the highway between Fort St. John and Fort Nelson. A section of the highway can be seen in the distance. September 22, 1943. Original caption: 43-3112 - (figure 24) Northwest shovel working in sandstone cut at mile J-150. September 22, 1943. State: Alaska.

Equipment yard in Whitehorse. Original caption: 44-1230 - Two views which may be joined together to form a panorama of the Dowell Construction Co. equipment yard in Whitehorse. Contractors equipment awaiting their return to the states. Section C. November 16, 1943. Photographed by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 44-1231 - Construction equipment in the Dowell Construction Co. equipment yard awaiting their return to the States. November 16, 1943. Photo by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Construction of the White River Bridge; Improved Army Road Leading to White River. Original caption: 44-566: Facing west overlooking the permanent bridge under construction across the White River by Bates and Rogers Construction Co. Section B2 - mile 1434. Original caption: 44-5676: Traveling west along the improved Army road toward the White River. Truck is hauling pit run gravel from the White River overflow channel to reinforce the grade along Pickhandle Lake. 18W 480 shows the condition of the Army road in June. Section b2 - mile 1430.1. Photos by Pinkstaff, Oct. 25, 1943. State: Alaska.

Description: This photograph shows the ground nut crop stacked for drying after harvesting. All wash was completely checked by the small terrace banks planted with Napier fodder. Description: A close-up view of No.3. africa

Robertson River Bridge under construction. State: Alaska.

Wood Utilization. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Chisana River Bridge under construction. State: Alaska.

Surfacing Operations. Original caption: E. N. Moore, Resident Engineer. Surfacing operations. General view of gravel pit. Crusher in center, crushed stockpile at right, binder stockpile at left. Binder conveyor to crusher. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff, July 29, 1943. State: Alaska.

Dowell Construction Company Headquarters. Original caption: 44-530: Dowell Construction Company headquarters Commissary shipping department building #58. Section C. Original caption: 44-531: Dowell Construction Company headquarters Interior of commissary shipping department building #58. Section C. Photos by Nebozenko, October 25, 1943. State: Alaska.

Threshing. Original caption: Threshing - Kieler, Wisconsin, Photo by T. W. Kines, August 1951. State: Wisconsin.

Construction of the White River Bridge. Original caption: 44-564: The west main pier of the White River Bridge with the cut on the west bank in the background. Section B2, mile 1431. Original caption: 44-565: View of the cut on the west bank of the White River under construction by the Utah Construction Co. as seen from the bridge site. Section B2 - mile 1434. Photos by Pinkstaff, Oct. 25, 1943. State: Alaska.

Loading Crane and Alaska Highway. Original caption: 43-1776: Loading crane at work near the cement shed on the north bank of the Peace River. April 7, 1943. Original caption: 43-1777: The road entering the Alaska Highway at the right is the spur connecting with Carcross about 35 miles to the west. White Mountain looms up in the background, 50 miles below Whitehorse, its upper half barren of vegetation. April 14, 1943. State: Alaska.

The Alaska Highway. Original caption: 43-3598: Constructing a fill approach to a small bridge in the Trout River Valley. Section D. Mile Post 191 N. Nelson Sept. 8, 1943. Original caption: 43-3599: The Army bridge across the Trout River, the false work for the permanent bridge may be seen further downstream in the background. Section D Mile post 192 N. Nelson. Sept. 8, 1943 Photos Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Typical construction camp; Typical gravel borrow pit. State: Alaska.

Description: Agriculture. C. D. & W. Scheme D.2368 & A Rice. Preparations for planting rice, Mussel Creek. Mr. S. Morrison, Rice Officer, talks with an assistant. Location: Mussel Creek, Belize Date: 1950-1959 Description: Agriculture. C. D. & W. Scheme D.2368 & A Rice. Water control, Mussel Creek. Flooding a field of young rice. Location: Mussel Creek, Belize Date: 1950-1959 belize, caribbean, britishhonduras, caribbeanthroughalens

Description: Lumbering. Logs going aboard barge. Location: Borneo Date: October 1921 Description: Lumbering. Coolies sawing logs into boards. Location: Borneo Date: October 1921 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Construction of a rubber plantation of the Deli Maatschappij near Soengei Tassik on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. clearing ~ forest (+ outdoors; in the open air) Sumatra

Highway Construction. Original caption: Four-lane divided highway. Fairfax Drive under construction. Looking along Fairfax Drive toward Washington at intersection with Wilson Boulevard. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington County.

Concrete Paving Project, North of Fort Wayne. Original caption: Concrete paving project north of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Photo by T. W. Kines, June 1951. State: Indiana.

Description: Making contour furrows through fallow fields. Photo : Hunter Description: Completing contour bank by manual labour. Photo : Hunter africa

Drainageways on New Jersey Turnpike. Original caption: Note drainageway on New Jersey Turnpike. Photo by T. W. Kines, March 1952. State: New Jersey. Place: New Jersey Turnpike.

Road Work Being Put in By Civilian Help. Original caption: Road work being put in by civilian help. Signal Corps Photo. State: England.

Earthwork Blasting. Original caption: 40-595 - FAP 136-B (2) Results of mat blasting, Sta. 230 looking north. Note relief ditch along embankment. Public Roads Magazine - December 1939. Original caption: 40-596 - FAP 136-B (2) Mat shot, Sta. 320m using instantaneous cap primer for two outside rows of holes, and first delay cap for row nearest road. State: Washington.

Four-lane Divided Highway. Original caption: Four-lane divided highway. Looking generally south at construction of ramps in north quadrant of interchange - Route 7 and Shirley Memorial Highway. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington County.

Pouring concrete in one of the piers; Koser #3 quarry. Original caption: 44-1142: Pouring concrete in one of the piers of Big Gerstle River Bridge. Original caption: 44-1143: Koser #3 quarry. Disintegrated granite material. Used for ballast (pit-run) and crushed surfacing. Photo by WL Eager. State: Alaska.

Retaining wall on the Blue Ridge National Parkway in North Carolina at Station 195. Original caption: Building a stone retaining wall on the Blue Ridge National Parkway in North Carolina at Station 195. Photo by J. K. Hillers, May 1936. State: North Carolina.

Progress of Alaska Highway north of Dawson Creek. State: Alaska.

Shirley Memorial Highway Pavement Construction. Original caption: Construction of concrete pavement on the Shirley Memorial Highway, Virginia. State: Virginia.

Road Work at Mile Post 1296. Original caption: 44-518: Draw on the Public Roads Administration Line to be drained by a 24" culvert. Workers assemblying a McPherson wood stave culvert. Section B 1. Mile Post 1296. Original caption: 44-519: Facing west toward a small cut on the Public Roads Administration Line. Section B 1. Mile Post 1296. Photos by Pinkstaff, June 26, 1943. State: Alaska.

Construction of Interchange. Original caption: Construction of interchange at North 10 Street and Arlington Blvd. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: Virginia. Place: Arlington.

Cloverleaf Intersection of the Washington-Annapolis Expressway Crossing Highway 301. Original caption: Construction of the cloverleaf intersection of the Washington-Annapolis Expressway crossing Highway 301. Photos by C. H. Ritter, March 1952. State: Maryland. Place: Washington-Annapolis Expressway.

Bay City Shovel With Dragline. Original caption: This Bay City shovel with drag line is widening the army road by making a cut on the near side and filling on the far side of the road. Section C - Mile Post 1137.4. Taken by Gail K. Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Shirley Memorial Highway Pavement Construction. Original caption: Construction of concrete pavement on the Shirley Memorial Highway, Virginia. State: Virginia.

Two Types of Culverts. Original caption: 43-3512: Temporary box culverts. Section D. Mile post A.M. 73.5 NN. April 11, 1943. Original caption: 43-3513: Installing 24" nestable galvanized iron culverts. Poor drainage was largely responsible for road condition. Sec. D Mile post A.M. 73.4 NN. April 12, 1943. State: Alaska.

Convict Labor, Road Maintenance. Original caption: Road Maintenance, Convict Labor on U.S. Route 41 in Florida. Kines February 11, 1946. State: Florida.

Teslin River Bridge. Original caption: 46-529: Pier 4 - First 3 cofferdam frames in position above water. Teslin River Bridge. June 4, 1944. Original caption: 46-530: Pier 3 Seal Pour. Teslin River Bridge. 7-29-44. State: Alaska.

Sand-clay surface on State Road 6, south of Blountstown, Florida. Original caption: Depositing the sand-clay on the subgrade on State Road 6 south of Blountstown, Fla. J. K. Hillers. 1929. State: Florida. Place: Blountstown.

Log Transportation: Rafts/ Rafting. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Chisana River Bridge under construction. State: Alaska.

Happen van Oerbos for the construction of a rubber plantation of the Deli Maatschappij at Soengei Tassik on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. clearing ~ forest (+ outdoors; in the open air) Sumatra

Construction of a rubber plantation of the Deli Maatschappij near Soengei Tassik on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. plantation Sumatra

Happen van Oerbos for the construction of a rubber plantation of the Deli Maatschappij at Soengei Tassik on Sumatra, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of Reisalbum with photos of activities and sights on Sumatra and Java and of the trip to and of the Dutch East Indies. Sumatra paper. photographic support gelatin silver print plantation. (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. clearing ~ forest (+ outdoors; in the open air) Sumatra

Fixing Culvert. Original caption: Fixing culvert - A. L. Westgard - November 1912. State: Colorado Place: Near Mack.

Fill slope near Watsonville, California before mulching and seeding. Original caption: Fill slope near Watsonville, California before mulching and seeding. Slope mulched with 4 tons of straw per acre, seeded with 5 pounds barley, 3 pounds rye grass per 1,000 square feet. Photograph from the California State Highway Department. State: California.

Construction Work on Matapeake, Sandy Point Toll Bridge Over Chesapeake Bay. Original caption: Construction Work on Matapeake, Sandy Point Toll Bridge Over Chesapeake Bay. Photo by T. W. Kines, Sept. 27, 1950. State: Maryland.

The Alaska Highway. Original caption: 43-3697: A stiff leg derrick in place above the Coffer dam for the east abutment of the permanent bridge across the Liard River at the upper crossing. Section C. Mile post 937.3 September 10, 1943 Photo by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 43-3698: Facing West, overlooking the false work bridge, and stiff leg cranes all in position during the construction of a permanent bridge across the Liard River. Section C. Mile post 937.3 September 10, 1943. State: Alaska.

Driving Sheet Steel For Cofferdam. Original caption: Driving sheet steel for the cofferdam of the west abutment of the Upper Liard River Bridge with a steam hammer. Section C Mile Post 937.3. Photograph by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.

Construction Work on the South End of New 14th Street Highway Bridge. Original caption: Construction work on the south end of new 14th Street Highway Bridge. Photo by T. W. Kines. State: DC. Place: Washington.

Wood Utilization. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Strip sodding in Titus County, Texas. Original caption: Strip sodding - too far apart. Texas FAP 27, Titus County. Taken 3-2-1939. State: Texas. Place: Titus County.

Planting ice plant cuttings south of Pismo, California, on U.S. 101. Original caption: Maintenance crews planting ice plant cuttings (July 30, 1939) south of Pismo, California, on U.S. 101. G. B. Gordon - Div. of Design. State: California.

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