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Title	Steam crane at quarry works, Portland.
Place	Portland (Conn.)
Topic	Brownstone industry Quarries and quarrying Stone industry and trade
Theme	Environment Livelihood
Description	Six men stand beside a large steam-driven crane at the edge of a quarry. Pulleys and a large hook are at the end of a long heavy beam protruding from the cab. A smokestack projects from the roof of the cab and a seventh man looks out of a small window. Large blocks of stone are in the foreground. Frame buildings, apparently houses, are in the background.
Notes	Stamped on back: "Quarry Works / Portland-Conn."; The Portland brownstone quarries were the chief source for brownstone, a reddish brown sandstone, that was extensively used for building during the 19th century.; Title supplied by cataloger.
Date created	1900-1920
Physical format	1 photographic print ; 8.57 x 17.78 cm.
Digital format	Image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 1987.112.12 File name: chs_1987_112_12.jpg
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Sociey, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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