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Kirchin051
A quaint street scene showing granite curbing and streetcar tracks curving into the distance.
Unknown date and location.
Kirchin052
A slide showing a street in poor condition with cobblestones and mud.
Unknown date and location.
There appears to be advertisments painted against a line of wooden fencing to the right.
Kirchin053
This slide has a label that reads "...in Malden, Massachusetts."
The exact residential street in Malden is unknown. There are streetcar tracks clearly visible. What looks like new pavement is kept wet when curing.
Notice the fire hydrant on the…
Kirchin054
According to the label on the slide, this is a view (from Washington Square) of Union Station in Worcester, Massachusetts. The station was built in 1911 by the New York Central Rail Road. The building was abandoned in 1975 and fell into disrepair. …
Kirchin055
A stone wall on a shaded street.
Kirchin056
Cracks in the curbing of a street median.
Date and location of photo is unknown.
Kirchin057
This slide shows a street in rough condition with uneven cobblestones.
Unknown date and location, but probably around 1916 and possibly New York City. A few clues are the elevated road above and an awning with Weston's bakery printed on it. Next…
Kirchin058
This is the same view as in the slide Kirchin057. Obviously, street work has been done because the rough cobblestones have given way to smooth pavement.
Kirchin059
A shack at a quarry. Possibly Mt. Airy, NC.
Kirchin060
A group of executives dressed in suits and hats pose at a quarry.
Kirchin061
Stone cutting operation at a quarry. Possibly Lithonia, Georgia.
Kirchin062
Workers cut and stack cubes of granite at a quarry.
Notice the railroad tracks that were used to transport the unfinished granite blocks.
Kirchin063
A group of men (a few smoking cigars) watches workers demonstrate using a machine to cut paving stones at a quarry.
Location unknown.
Kirchin064
Two men working on cutting a large piece of stone at a quarry.
Kirchin065
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.
Kirchin066
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.
The wedges have done their job and split the large stone into three parts.
Kirchin067
Pieces of granite curbing are set up to be shaped and smoothed at a quarry.
Kirchin068
Granite curbing been shaped and smoothed at a quarry. Same view as Kirchin067.
Kirchin069
Granite blocks that have been cut for curbing are stacked on a rail car to be shipped by railroad.
Kirchin070
A view of a large dome of granite. Most likely Stone Mountain, North Carolina.
Kirchin071
Layers of stone can be seen at this stone quarry operation.
Kirchin072
This view of workers at a stone cutting operation at the quarry gives a sense of the scale of surrounding rock.
Kirchin073
A broken slide shows a rock quarry with several derricks in view.
Kirchin074
Piles of stone blocks are moved by wagon and placed near where they will be laid.
The ship in the background might indicate that this is another view of the work being done at Wallabout Place, Brooklyn as shown in Kirchin007.
A Sanborn Map of the…
Kirchin075
Workers pause next to a seam of stone they are cutting at a quarry.
Location unknown.
Kirchin076
Duplicate of Kirchin075.
Kirchin077
Large wedges are used to cut a long section of granite at a quarry.
Kirchin078
A group of workers drive in wedges to cut a seam of stone at a quarry. Possibly Mt. Airy, North Carolina.
Notice the wooden gang box (where the workers tools are kept) to the left.
Notice the wooden gang box (where the workers tools are kept) to the left.
Kirchin079
Boom derricks and trusses help in the stone cutting operation at a quarry.
Notice the man driving the horse drawn wagon.
Kirchin080
Two workers show off their pneumatic rock drill at a rock quarry.
Kirchin081
A slide image of a map that shows the distribution of granite and allied rocks in the United States. The map was compiled from other maps by G.F. Loughlin in 1918.
For some background information on the geologist, Gerald Francis Loughlin, click…
Kirchin082
A slide showing the measurements of standard paving blocks. The length, width, and depth of each trade name of block is given in inches.
Kirchin083
A slide showing a close up of granite. Label reads "Course grained over 1/2 inch feldspar grain"
Kirchin084
Kirchin084-087 slides show close-ups of several types of granite.
Kirchin085
Kirchin084-087 slides show close-ups of several types of granite.
Kirchin086
Kirchin084-087 slides show close-ups of several types of granite.
Kirchin087
Kirchin084-087 slides show close-ups of several types of granite.
Kirchin088
A cracked slide showing a close up of granite.
Kirchin089
A slide of granite labeled "fine pointed curb."
Kirchin090
The label of this slide denotes "peen hammered curb."
Kirchin091
This close-up of granite shows "a cut hammered curb."
KirchinOther001
Real Photo Post Card showing Harry Kirchin using a hammer to shape Durax paving blocks.
KirchinOther001b
Reverse side of KirchinOther001 real photo post card. Addressed from Harry Kirchin to Gladys Kirchin.
Hello Gladys,
How do you think I look on this card. Not much I think.
With love, Dada
xxxxxx
KirchinOther002
Photo showing Tommy Higgins - one of Harry Kirchin's coworkers.
KirchinOther002b
Reverse side of KirchinOther002 photo.
KirchinOther003
A group photo showing several men, including: Reginald Kirchin, Arthur Monroe, Harry Kirchin, George Donugun, an unknown person, and George Kirchin. They are standing in front of a large pile of Durax paving blocks.
KirchinOther003b
Reverse side of KirchinOther003 photo.
KirchinOther004
A photo showing Harry Kirchin dressed in his "Sunday best."
KirchinOther005
A Star Gallery group portrait taken at Sioux Falls, (South) Dakota.
KirchinOther006
Cabinet photo showing six men dressed up and posing with a large granite column that has been loaded on a Southern rail car for transport.