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This photograph shows a dump truck of the Eclipse Lumber Company in Clinton, Iowa, in 1913. Eclipse Lumber Company also was a distributor of coal and cement. In 1910, 25,557 people lived in Clinton, Iowa. In 2010, 26,885 people lived there.
Source-Dependent Questions
- Is Clinton, Iowa, a rural area or an urban area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
- How did this truck help the workers do their job?
- Compare and contrast this construction image to construction in Mercy Hospital, Main Street construction in Shenandoah and the "Excavating for a New York Foundation" video. How is this construction site the same and how is it different?