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Men working with a steam drill in the Canton Marble Quarries

Men working with a steam drill in the Canton Marble Quarries

A steam drill on track, winch (bottom left), and a crane boom for lifting rocks in the Canton Marble Quarries. Two groups of workers are visible in center foreground. Circa 1890s. Canton, NY. Photo by Dwight Seog.

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