Shovel with Water Tower

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Title

Shovel with Water Tower

Subject

Water towers

Description

The old water tower stood on the west end of town. The young women perched on the steam shovel are unidentified , but Andrew Graettinger from the UA engineering department said the steam shovel is a Marion, built in Marion, Ohio. He says these shovels were mounted on railroad tracks that were either permanent or temporarily placed.

Source

Tuscaloosa News Archive

Date

Circa 1910

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

199

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

8 inches by 10 inches