Pile driver which was used to drive the foundation piles for the Poultry Producers of Central California plant at 323 East Washington Street, Petaluma, 1937
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Text beneath photograph reads: The pile driver which was used to drive the 1100 foundation piles - each of which was driven until it would carry 25 tons, or a total of 55,000,000 lbs. (also the rock, sand, and cement bunkers used to hold the concrete materials). (Nov. 10, 1937).
Business and Industry Poultry Producers of Central California 1937 Pile drivers Construction projects Concrete construction Grain elevators United States California Sonoma Petaluma East Washington Street
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