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Wallace Sandstone: "Building Stones for a Nation"
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Cutting shop for the A.S. Dewar Quarry
73 of 87 		Stone being loaded on small rail car
74 of 87 		Working face in the Wallace Quarry.
75 of 87 		Sandstone cemetery monuments
76 of 87 		A grave stone made of Wallace sandstone.
77 of 87 		Wallace Sandstone monument
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Wallace sandstone grave stone
79 of 87 		Group of scabblers, quarrymen who use picks to square up stone for shipment.
80 of 87 		Steam plant at the Wallace Quarries used to drive the gang saws.
81 of 87 		Drive wheel for the gang saws at the Wallace Quarries.
82 of 87 		Main drive wheel from the steam plant to run the gang wire saws
83 of 87 		Huge balance wheel to provide momentum for the driving saw blade.
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Stone panel being loaded on a truck
85 of 87 		Men working in the Dobson Quarry
86 of 87 		Newspaper announcement of Bankrupcy during the depression.
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