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Operating a steam roller for railroad construction in Glens Falls

Operating a steam roller for railroad construction in Glens Falls

A D.E. Van Wirt Construction Company worker operating a steam roller, as a project for the Hudson Valley Railway Company. Circa 1910. Glens Falls, NY. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

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