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Granite State: 1908
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 12:14pm.
Concord, New Hampshire, circa 1908. "Loading at a New England granite quarry." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
Ayuhh! Shorpy would have preferred working heayah for sure
Submitted by SJBill on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 12:44am.
because of the fresh aiyah.
Still at it for well over a century. The hole just keeps getting bigger.
To be installed in a beautiful building
Submitted by Vintagetvs on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 2:20pm.
that will be torn down in fifty years and replaced with something made of Plastic, Aluminum, and Concrete.
Life of the stone
Submitted by TimB on Sat, 01/07/2012 - 12:35pm.
Coming soon to a government Post Office near you! Of course, then torn down and discarded 50 years later. You know those horses are thinking, "This job stinks, but eh, it's a living."
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