Worth Construction Company

Creator

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Identifier

20157328

Description

While heavy mobile machinery is layering concrete on the north lane of the East-West Expressway 1,000 feet east of South Merrick St. at the rate of 1/4 mile per day, manual labor is used to add the final touch. The two workmen are shown rippling the concrete with a heavy cloth. Paving from Horne at Camp Bowie to Montgomery is being done by Worth Construction Company. Texas Bitulithic Company holds contract from Montgomery east to Summit. Laborers are shown rippling the concrete with a heavy cloth in the photograph. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition June 7, 1951.

Archival Date

1951-06-06

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-2628

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Construction; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Roads; Streets; Concrete