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Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'

1. Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement

IDNO:: 001718
Title:: Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader Preparing the Road Bed for Macadam or Other Permanent Improvement
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: Caption reads, 'Cut No. 8 is given here to illustrate the use of the Steam Traction Engine and the Big Road Grader in preparing the road bed for macadam or other permanent improvement.'

Caption reads, 'Cut No. 9 represents a macadam road in process of construction, showing the grading and also the laying of the first course of stone.'

2. Grading and Laying the First Course of Stone on a Macadam Road

IDNO:: 001719
Title:: Grading and Laying the First Course of Stone on a Macadam Road
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: Caption reads, 'Cut No. 9 represents a macadam road in process of construction, showing the grading and also the laying of the first course of stone.'

Caption reads, 'Cut No. 10 represents a macadam road in process of construction after the top course has been applied and is now ready for the roller.'

3. Macadam Road after the Top Course Has Been Applied

IDNO:: 001720
Title:: Macadam Road after the Top Course Has Been Applied
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: Caption reads, 'Cut No. 10 represents a macadam road in process of construction after the top course has been applied and is now ready for the roller.'

Caption reads, 'Cut No. 11 is given here to show the damage which is all the time being done by the use of narrow tired wagons on our earth roads.'

4. Earth Road Damage by Narrow Tired Wagons

IDNO:: 001721
Title:: Earth Road Damage by Narrow Tired Wagons
Date:: ca. 1908
Description:: Caption reads, 'Cut No. 11 is given here to show the damage which is all the time being done by the use of narrow tired wagons on our earth roads.'