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Title Drilling and shoveling Operations
Date August 1936
Description Photograph shows workers and construction equipment at a site for drilling and shoveling operations near mile post 235.5 in section 2B of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by A. S. Burns in August 1936.
Location Location Name: Milepost 235
Parkway Milepost: 235.0
Latitude: 36.441286
Longitude: -81.095569
Creator Individual A.S. Burns
Tags Alleghany County (N.C.)
Construction
Construction equipment
Land construction
Machinery
Photographs
Road conditions
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway