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A delivery crew places granite curbing on the street for installation.

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In a similar view to Kirchin001, two trucks deliver granite curbing for installation. Notice the two children on the right who have climbed up the fence to supervise.

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Granite curbing has been delivered for installation on a residential street.

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The old way of delivering granite curbing. Tossed on the site of a muddy residential street. Zoom in to view two children getting ready to cross the street above.

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Placing each slab neatly in its place by truck is the new way of delivering granite curbing. Notice the sign for the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene.  The signage actually helps date the photo.  The time period is between 1907 when the Pentecostal…

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According to the label on the slide, this is a view of Gorham Street in Lowell, Massachusetts.  The slide was taken to record that the street was paved 7 grade and laid in 1912. Sadly, most of the buildings that are in the view no longer exist. …

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A quaint street scene showing granite curbing and streetcar tracks curving into the distance. Unknown date and location.

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Cracks in the curbing of a street median. Date and location of photo is unknown.

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Three men cut pieces of granite curbing out of a large section of stone at a quarry. Wedges have been driven into the stone to help break it.

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The three men (orig. shown in Kirchin065) continue to work on cutting pieces of granite curbing out of a large section of stone at a quarry.

The wedges have done their job and split the large stone into three parts.

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Pieces of granite curbing are set up to be shaped and smoothed at a quarry.

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Granite curbing been shaped and smoothed at a quarry. Same view as Kirchin067.

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Granite blocks that have been cut for curbing are stacked on a rail car to be shipped by railroad.
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