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P6689

ID Number: P6689
Item Name: Image
Title: Mechanical Excavator / Excavatrice mécanique
Title (Fre): Excavatrice mécanique
Date: 1939/07
Description: Black and white photograph of a mechanical excavator; the excavator is in the centre of the photo, partially obscured by a tree; a shovel is to the right and is dumping dirt onto a pile; there are trees and shrubbery behind the equipment, and some shrubs in the bottom right corner; there is a truck partially visible in the background.
History: This type of mechanical excavator was used to strip off soil and lay it aside for later use on the lawns of new homes. This was done in recognition of soil-forming processes.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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