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Wallace Sandstone: "Building Stones for a Nation"

 
Sandstone column being polished for the Amherst, Nova Scotia Federal Building.
145 of 179 		The Wallace Stone Company, Ltd. Stock Certificate issued by the Lyall Company.
146 of 179 		Wallace River, viewing south, up stream
147 of 179 		Diamond tipped blade for sawing sandstone.
148 of 179 		Cutting shop for the A.S. Dewar Quarry
149 of 179 		Stone being loaded on small rail car
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View of the over burden on the Wallace sandstone deposit
151 of 179 		Working face in the Wallace Quarry.
152 of 179 		Sandstone cemetery monuments
153 of 179 		A grave stone made of Wallace sandstone.
154 of 179 		Wallace Sandstone monument
155 of 179 		Wallace sandstone grave stone
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Group of scabblers, quarrymen who use picks to square up stone for shipment.
157 of 179 		Steam plant at the Wallace Quarries used to drive the gang saws.
158 of 179 		Drive wheel for the gang saws at the Wallace Quarries.
159 of 179 		Main drive wheel from the steam plant to run the gang wire saws
160 of 179 		Huge balance wheel to provide momentum for the driving saw blade.
161 of 179 		Stone panel being loaded on a truck
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