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Title Workers and Machinery at Work in Section 2A
Date July 22, 1936
Description Photograph shows the Blue Ridge Parkway as seen from a hill, with machinery, workers, and an automobile on the road.
Commentary Here is a view of Parkway construction from higher ground. The machine in the foreground is clearing the road of debris using a similar method to a snow plow. While it clears the road it is also smoothing it out as well. The men are doing various jobs assisting in the clearing process.
Location Location Name: Undetermined
Parkway Milepost: None
Creator Individual W.D. Stanton
Tags Automobiles
Construction
Construction equipment
Land construction
Machinery
Photographs
Road construction
Roads
View of road
Workers
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives