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A 1050 pound dynamite blast explodes during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Workers stand next to several debris containers as a crane lifts the containers during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Several cranes used to hoist excavated earth stand on both sides of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal construction site.

Several shuttle cars haul materials to and from workers during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A large conveyor system used to move shuttle cars full of earth excavated during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal stands above a large pile of rubble.

A large cantilever conveyor crane spans the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and moves earth excavated during construction.

Construction workers stand among large pieces of rock while excavating for the Chicago Sanitation and Ship Canal.

Construction workers stand among rubble after a dynamite blast successfully broke up a section of the rocky earth during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Workers rig dynamite to blast a section of rocky earth during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A contractor's camp labeled "A summer resort" stands on the edge of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Two horses and a man stand near a conveyor system with railroad cars and tracks used to move excavated earth during the construction of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Large stone blocks form a stair-like end to a retaining wall under construction.

Construction workers break up rock along the side of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A large piece of construction equipment excavates earth and rock during the construction of the Chicago Sanitation and Ship Canal.

Construction workers work on the bed of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Workers begin to lay stone around metal pylons during construction at Bear Trap Dam.

Workers line up outside the camp office to receive their checks on pay day.

Several large pieces of construction equipment fill the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal during construction.

Construction workers labor near a large pile of rock along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Large stone tablets lie in groups near brick and stone structures under construction at Bear Trap Dam.

A landscape view shows progress on the stone and metal pylons making up a portion of the Bear Trap Dam.

A side view shows a rock wall lining a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal post-construction.

Construction workers lay bricks around segments of the Bear Trap Dam.

Workers stand on and next to Bear Trap Dam during construction.

Three workers stand on top of one of several stone and metal pylons under construction at Bear Trap Dam.