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United States : Early Twentieth Century
Alamo Plaza (San Antonio, Tex.)
You will observe the old adobe house at the farther end of the Plaza on the right hand side. This is what is left of the famous mission, Del Alamo.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Agricultural machinery
Farming on a million and half acre Texas ranch - Giant tractors drawing 12-disc bottom plows and harrows.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Galveston Island (Tex.)
The new sea-wall of Galveston, Texas - A precaution against a repetition of the Great Disaster.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Dikes (Engineering)
To protect the city, great dykes have been constructed for more than six miles on either side of the city. These dykes, one of which is shown in this…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Sugar trade--United States
This levee is one of the chief distributing points for our supply. For miles up and down the Mississippi here, on both sides of the great river are…
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Animals--Transportation
The two-wheeled cart is the first vehicle used by all nations. The Devon oxen are an old breed of cattle which came originally from England.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Physical distribution of goods--St. Louis
On the bustling levee, St. Louis, where the products of the Mississippi Valley are distributed.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Hemp industry
Cutting hemp near Lexington on one of the largest fields in Kentucky.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Rock formations--Tennessee--Lookout Mountain (Appalachian Mountains)
This is one of the numerous points where it would seem that the balanced rocks might be easily displaced. There are others on this mountain.
United States : Early Twentieth Century
Skyscrapers--Alabama
The biggest skyscraper in Birmingham, industrial center of Alabama.