Large crowd watching a stone being lowered by derrick – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Large crowd watching a stone being lowered by derrick. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Large crowd watching a stone being lowered by derrick
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The image shows a large crowd gathered to watch a heavy stone being swung into place by a derrick, a scene that suggests a public occasion as much as ordinary construction work. Derricks like this were a common sight on masonry jobs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when large cut stone was still the standard material for civic buildings and monuments. Spectators often turned out for such moments, which were both practical and a source of local pride. The record does not name the stone or its purpose, so the crowd itself is the clearest clue to how much the work mattered to the town of Springfield, Illinois.
| Original scan | 1,150 × 912 px |
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| Reference | L-D-7 |
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