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Street Construction Machinery Widening of Cypress St.

Description: 1 copy negative of two photographs. The first and second photograph both show a street widening construction site on Cypress Street in Abilene. The second photograph is a slightly different view of the same scene shown in the first photograph. There is a piece of construction equipment in the center of the photograph and an unknown man on the left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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[News Clip: Tractors]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 13, 1977, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 31 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Construction within a Quarry]

Description: Photograph of construction on a rocky quarry. Construction equipment and cars are visible on the gravel with the rocky landscape on either side. In the background there is a multiple trees visible and one home. Handwritten text on back reads "US Hwy 81, Williamson County, Flexible Base Quarry during operation, 9-17-39"
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Quarry Area]

Description: Photograph of construction equipment in a construction area. Text on the back reads "view of Flexible Base Plant and quarry in background"
Date: September 11, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Construction Site]

Description: Photograph of a construction site with various pieces of construction equipment. Below the construction site are support structures holding up the site. Text on the front reads "Dec. 1936" and "H.C. Carter, Res Engr.".
Date: December 1936
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of a Gravel Pit]

Description: Photograph of a gravel pit at the San Gabriel River. Above the pit is a large construction crane with workers inside. Behind the crane is other construction equipment and workers.
Date: April 10, 1939
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[Photograph of Chandler Creek Construction]

Description: Photograph of construction on Chandler Creek. Two workers are visible around the construction with one to the right holding a flag. Along the left side there is construction equipment and two signs that read "slow".
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Partner: Texas Department of Transportation

[A road in the desert]

Description: Photograph of a road that is under construction in the desert. The road is covered in large rocks, and the edge is paved with cement. There is a wheel barrow laying on its side on the right side of the road and there is heavy construction equipment in the background of the image at the end of the road. The desert is flat with no trees and in the background on the left side of the image there are mountains.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A man working with construction equipment]

Description: Photograph of a worker using heavy machinery on a construction site. The worker is standing on a ladder that is attached to the barrel of one of the machines and has his back turned to the camera. He is holding a shovel and looking down at the machine. The equipment consists of a metal barrel that has a funnel structure hanging over it and this machine is located in front of a tower. Behind the tower, there are large pipes laid out on the ground and there is black smoke in the air.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An excavator dumping dirt]

Description: Photograph of an excavator dumping dirt into a truck bed. There are two workers in the cab of the excavator and the arm of the machine has the word "Erie" on it. The ground around the excavator and the truck is very uneven and there is no grass. In the background behind the machine, a treeline is visible.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Road construction in the desert]

Description: Photograph of the construction of a road in the desert. The road looks to have been covered in asphalt and there are two construction machines that look like tractors in the background of the image. On the right side of the road, there is a cement structure and some metal cans. The area surrounding the road is flat with no trees and there are mountain ranges in the background of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Parker County]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 3, 2003, 4:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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