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Kirchin001
A delivery crew places granite curbing on the street for installation.
Kirchin021
A work crew using heavy machinery to grout the pavement. The location as written on the slide is Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
Bedford Avenue is the longest street in Brooklyn - stretching just over ten miles. Exact location on Bedford Avenue…
Kirchin022
Durax 4 inch cubes laid out in a typical street paving pattern.
Kirchin023
A work crew pauses for a photograph. They are busy paving a street with Durax cubes.
The only identified person is Harry Kirchin who is standing on the extreme left of the group.
Kirchin024
A crew works on installing durax cubes in patterns for paving the street.
Notice the mix of horse drawn carriages and early automobiles.
Kirchin025
Dated circa 1916, this newly paved street is at the Center Market, B Street or what is now Constitution Avenue and 7th Avenue in Washington, D.C.
The idea for a central market in the nation's capitol was begun by President George Washington…
Kirchin026
Another view of the durax paved street next to the Center Market in Washington, D.C.
Notice the sign that gives their hours. The entire market slogan is out of frame, but it reads in part: "Every Day A Market Day At..."
Kirchin027
Large durax cubes have been dumped on a city street where they will be used for paving. A crew works to size and shape the cubes for precise installation.
Location is unknown but notice the many advertisements. Drink Coca-Cola, Morton's Ice Cream,…
Kirchin028
Durax 4 inch cubes laid out in a pattern when paving a street.
Duplicate of Kirchin022 slide.
Duplicate of Kirchin022 slide.
Kirchin029
A street paved in a pattern of Durax 4 inch cubes.
Kirchin030
A duplicate of the Kirchin029 slide.
Kirchin031
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.
Kirchin033
Granite curbing has been delivered for installation on a residential street.
Kirchin034
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.
Kirchin035
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…
Kirchin036
The durax blocks have been laid in the foreground and progress continues down the street.
Location unknown, but same as shown in Kirchin027.
Kirchin046
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. …
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.
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.
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…
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."
HK Declaration
Declarations of Intention (also known as First Papers) are the initial step in an immigrant's naturalization process. Harry Kirchin's Declaration of Intention was signed on December 28, 1910 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
RK Referral
A referral letter given to Reginald Kirchin from his employer, The Harris Granite Quarries Company.
The letter, dated May 3, 1922 at Salisbury, NC reads as follows:
To Whom it May Concern.
Reginald Kirchin started work in the employ of The Harris…
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.
KirchinOther007
Most likely a different view of the same column shown in the previous photo (KirchinOther006) of a granite column loaded on a railcar for transport.
KirchinOther015
This is the same view as shown in the Kirchin023 photo.
A work crew pauses for a photograph. They are busy paving a street with Durax cubes.
The only identified person is Harry Kirchin who is standing on the extreme left of the group.
A work crew pauses for a photograph. They are busy paving a street with Durax cubes.
The only identified person is Harry Kirchin who is standing on the extreme left of the group.
KirchinOther016
This is a similar view as shown in the Kirchin023 and KirchinOther015 photos.
A work crew pauses for a photograph. They are busy paving a street with Durax cubes.
The only identified person is Harry Kirchin who is standing toward the left of…
A work crew pauses for a photograph. They are busy paving a street with Durax cubes.
The only identified person is Harry Kirchin who is standing toward the left of…
KirchinOther019
A view of how 4 inch Durax Cubes are arranged in a pattern during street paving.
This is a similar view to those shown in the Kirchin022 and Kirchin028 slides.
This is a similar view to those shown in the Kirchin022 and Kirchin028 slides.
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.