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Kirchin008
A crew works on laying Durax paving blocks. Notice the various tools that are being used.
Kirchin009
A work crew and supervisors pose during a stone paving job.
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…
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.
KirchinOther008
According to the writing on the photo, this is a view of West Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio. The area is the lumber yard of E. Doddington & Company. The street had been redone with Balfour Blocks supplied and paved by the Harris Granite…
KirchinOther010
According to the writing on the photo, this is a view of West Town Street in Columbus, Ohio. The street is being redone with Balfour Blocks supplied and paved by the Harris Granite Quarries Company of Salisbury, NC.
Harry Kirchin is posing in the…
KirchinOther011
Photo showing street paving on Depot Street in Salisbury, NC. The building on the left is the Yadkin Hotel. On the right is the Salisbury Depot.
According to a trade magazine article, Salisbury, NC had the first streets in America paved with Durax…
KirchinOther017
A work crew gets their photo taken in the midst of paving a street. While the location was not labeled, zooming into the photo gave enough clues to determine the location. The 'Flatiron' building shown is located in Columbus, Ohio.
Sadly, most of…
KirchinOther023
A real photo post card showing crew member Jack Fleming (as identified on the back of the card), wielding a large hammer to break up granite blocks.
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Karr Earnhardt cutting stone
KirchinOther032
A Salisbury Evening Post newspaper clipping dated October 4, 1970 documenting Reg Kirchin's career as a stone cutter.