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Title	Steam Shovel
Subject	Steam shovels; Bridges; Ohio River; Road construction
Description	Here is another way steam was used, this time to the detriment of steamboats and railroads. It is seen chopping away at the hillside opposite of Madison, Indiana, where a new road is being made to connect with the Madison-Milton Bridge. The advent of cars and trucks would bring about a decline in the steamboat and railroad trade.
Creator	Harry Lemen, photographer
Contributors	Jefferson County Historical Society; Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date	Photograph taken 1927
Type	Photograph
Format	Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.; Scan of 3x5 photograph
Identifier	"MJCPLriver5041-steamshovel"
Source	Harry Lemen Collection of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Rights	Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.