Sujet

The dumper that overturns a coal-truck every two minutes...remarkable machine..., 1909. Creator: Blauvelt.

Légende

The dumper that overturns a coal-truck every two minutes: the remarkable machine at Sewall's [sic] Point Pier emptying a truck, 1909. 'This dumper can turn over and empty a coal-truck in under two minutes. It is at the coast terminus of the Virginian Railway, and is part of a construction that is one of the largest piers in the world'. From "Illustrated London News", 1909.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A48_466

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Droits gérés

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53,9Mo (3,0Mo) / 32,2cm x 42,0cm / 3800 x 4960 (300dpi)

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