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Gravel pit with wagons and horses on top of Yackley Hill along Butterfield Road

Identifier
3.33507
Format
35mm b&w negative film
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Unknown
Dimensions
3.5 cm W x 3.5 cm H (Item)
Extent
1 negative filmstrip
Type
Photographic image
Date created
1916
Description
Gravel pit with wagons and horses on top of Yackley Hill along Butterfield Road

Unusual dump wagons - note boards sticking out in rear. First the wagon side was lifted off, then each board was turned and gravel would dump out. After 1921, dump wagons with hinged bottoms were used.
Subject - keywords and LC headings
Horse-drawn vehicles
Wagons
Gravel Pits
Related Collections
Before 1920
Spatial Coverage
Lisle, Illinois