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Wallace Sandstone: "Building Stones for a Nation"
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Sandstone column being polished for the Amherst, Nova Scotia Federal Building.
91 of 115 		Wallace River, viewing south, up stream
92 of 115 		Diamond tipped blade for sawing sandstone.
93 of 115 		Cutting shop for the A.S. Dewar Quarry
94 of 115 		Stone being loaded on small rail car
95 of 115 		View of the over burden on the Wallace sandstone deposit
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Working face in the Wallace Quarry.
97 of 115 		Sandstone cemetery monuments
98 of 115 		A grave stone made of Wallace sandstone.
99 of 115 		Wallace Sandstone monument
100 of 115 		Wallace sandstone grave stone
101 of 115 		Group of scabblers, quarrymen who use picks to square up stone for shipment.
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Steam plant at the Wallace Quarries used to drive the gang saws.
103 of 115 		Huge balance wheel to provide momentum for the driving saw blade.
104 of 115 		Stone panel being loaded on a truck
105 of 115 		The Nova Scotia Community College
106 of 115 		The Federal Building
107 of 115 		Detail of columns at the front of the Nova Scotia Legislature.
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