Long trench dug down the middle of a residential street; pile of pipe sits in the foreground. Workman guide a Bucyrus Erie crawler crane, owned by Walsh Construction Company. Houses and businesses, including a meat market (no. 44) and a tailor's (no. 42) can be seen along the street. Onlookers, cars, a wagon, building materials, and a hilly, wooded background landscape are also in view. The project is associated with Public Service Commission number 3553. The image is a construction progress photograph taken by the Dept. of Public Works (related photograph file number 1247).

Identifier
NYSA_17672-92_B12_1247_001

Date Original
July 1 1936

Contributor
Hart, F.J. (photographer)

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. Transportation and state facilities related photographs and photo logs, [ca. 1920-1980] New York (State). Dept. of Transportation. Graphic Arts Unit. Series 17672-92, Box 12, photograph file 1247, negative 001.

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