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Buffalo, New York. A scooper unloading a grain boat from Duluth at a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Scoopers are hired at each port to aid the crew in loading and unloading. They guide the ropes of the shovel which scoops the grain into range of the "leg" which draws grain into elevator by means of an endless belt of buckets. They sweep and shovel grain from corners and ledges of the hatch after the unloading is practically finished
Buffalo, New York. Inside the nearly-emptied hatch of a Duluth grain boat unloading wheat in a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Men who work here are called scoopers. Here they are guiding the ropes of a shovel which scoops grain into the range of the "leg" which draws grain into the tower on an endless belt of buckets
Buffalo, New York. Inside the nearly-emptied hatch of a Duluth grain boat unloading wheat in a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Men who work here are called scoopers. Here they are guiding the ropes of a shovel which scoops grain into range of the "leg" which draws grain into the tower on an endless belt of buckets
Buffalo, New York. Inside the nearly-emptied hatch of a Duluth grain boat unloading wheat in a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Men who work here are called scoopers. Here they are guiding the ropes of a shovel which scoops grain into range of the "leg" which drives grain into the tower of an endless belt of buckets
Buffalo, New York. Inside the nearly-emptied hatch of a Duluth grain boat unloading wheat in a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Men who work here are called scoopers. Here they are guiding the ropes of a shovel which scoops grain into the range of the "leg" which draws grain into the tower on an endless belt of buckets
Buffalo, New York. Looking down in the half-empty hatch of a grain boat from Duluth, unloading wheat in a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Ropes guide the shovel which scoops grain into an area where the "leg" can draw it into a tower by means of an endless belt of buckets
Buffalo, New York. Inside the nearly-emptied hatch of a Duluth grain boat unloading wheat in a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Men who work here are called scoopers. Here they are guiding the ropes of a shovel which scoops grain into range of the "leg" which drives grain into the tower of an endless belt of buckets
Buffalo, New York. Inside the half-empty hold of a grain boat from Duluth which is unloading wheat at a grain elevator for the Erie Canal. In the extreme background the "leg" draws wheat into the tower by means of an endless belt of buckets. A shovel rigged up on ropes scoops the grain into an area where it can be reached by the leg
Buffalo, New York. Inside the half-empty hold of a grain boat from Duluth which is unloading wheat at a grain elevator for the Erie Canal. In the extreme background the "leg" draws wheat into the tower by means of an endless belt of buckets. A shovel rigged up on ropes scoops the grain into an area where it can be reached by the leg
Buffalo, New York. A scooper unloading a grain boat from Duluth at a grain elevator on the Erie Canal. Scoopers are hired at each port to aid the crew in loading and unloading. They guide the ropes of the shovel which scoops the grain into range of the "leg" which draws grain into elevator by means of an endless belt of buckets. They sweep and shovel grain from corners and ledges of the hatch after the unloading is practically finished
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Public domain photograph of New York in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1943
Contributors
Collins, Marjory, 1912-1985, photographer
Location
North Buffalo Junction
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42.94394, -78.89221
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html