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

Construction workers use a crane to lift and place large stone blocks in a retaining wall.

A landscape view shows construction taking place on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A wide view of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal shows the progression of construction on the retaining wall.

Workers add large stone blocks to a retaining wall along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

A large pile of broken rock stands at the end of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal construction site.

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

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

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

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

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

Unknown construction crew laying pavement for an unknown building project.

Men stand on top of George Washington's head at Mount Rushmore during construction. Construction equipment is seen on top of Washington's and Thomas Jefferson's heads.

Construction workers drive a steel sheet driven into the west abutment as viewed from the Cities Service Building at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes…

Building materials surround advancing construction work on the piers and abutment at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

An aerial view of the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago shows advancing work on the piers and abutments.Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

A train sits above superstructure forms on Pier #1 and the East Abutment at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Freight cars pass overhard while workers pour concrete from the West Abutment Footing at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Caisson excavation progresses at the West Abutment area of the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street.Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. #19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Cars drive beneath the new underpass for South Western Avenue and South Western Boulevard near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath photo: "G. L. #19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Lumber sits in front of the nearly completed underpass at South Western Avenue near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

A street-level photograph shows the completed underpass at South Western Avenue and South Western Boulevard near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "G. L. #19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

Workers observe their progress at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "Contract #82432. G. L. 19285. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

An aerial view shows the completed underpass and roads at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago. Beneath Photo: "G. L. #19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company."

An aerial view of the work at the South Western Avenue construction site near 32nd Street in Chicago shows a completed underpass and construction of the streets running underneath.Beneath Photo: "G. L. 19285. Contract #82432. Great Lakes Dredge &…