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- Cementing over Refuse at the Atari Video Game Burial in September 1983, Alamogordo, New Mexico Landfill - In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This image documents the original 1983 burial of material.
- September 01, 1983
- Collections - Artifact
Cementing over Refuse at the Atari Video Game Burial in September 1983, Alamogordo, New Mexico Landfill
In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This image documents the original 1983 burial of material.
- Mack Model AC Dump Truck with Concrete Mixers at Hoover Dam Construction Site, 1933 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.
- November 01, 1933
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Mack Model AC Dump Truck with Concrete Mixers at Hoover Dam Construction Site, 1933
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, five years later. In 1922, the company renamed itself Mack Trucks and chose a bulldog as its mascot. Mack-built trucks were widely used in the construction of Hoover Dam, located on the Colorado River. Work on the dam started in 1931 and was completed in 1936.
- Steam Mixer Laying Concrete during Road Construction, 1910-1920 - Even in the automotive age, many road construction projects relied heavily on steam and man power. In this photograph, workers line up to feed wheelbarrow loads into a steam-powered concrete mixer. Behind them, other men work to smooth out the freshly laid concrete with shovels.
- 1910-1920
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Steam Mixer Laying Concrete during Road Construction, 1910-1920
Even in the automotive age, many road construction projects relied heavily on steam and man power. In this photograph, workers line up to feed wheelbarrow loads into a steam-powered concrete mixer. Behind them, other men work to smooth out the freshly laid concrete with shovels.
- Gilson Brothers Company Catalog, "Gilson Growing Power, Go Power: Tillers, Mowers, Shredders, Concrete Mixers, Lawn Furniture," circa 1958 - John and Michael Gilson formed the Gilson Brothers Company in Wisconsin in 1911. They specialized in machines useful for improving infrastructure on farms, including feed cutters, cement mixers, and cement-tile-making machines. Over time, the company introduced lawn and garden equipment like the garden tillers, lawn mowers, leaf shredders, and garden furniture featured in this catalog.
- circa 1958
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Gilson Brothers Company Catalog, "Gilson Growing Power, Go Power: Tillers, Mowers, Shredders, Concrete Mixers, Lawn Furniture," circa 1958
John and Michael Gilson formed the Gilson Brothers Company in Wisconsin in 1911. They specialized in machines useful for improving infrastructure on farms, including feed cutters, cement mixers, and cement-tile-making machines. Over time, the company introduced lawn and garden equipment like the garden tillers, lawn mowers, leaf shredders, and garden furniture featured in this catalog.
- Cementing over Refuse at the Atari Video Game Burial in September 1983, Alamogordo, New Mexico Landfill - In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This image documents the original 1983 burial of material.
- September 01, 1983
- Collections - Artifact
Cementing over Refuse at the Atari Video Game Burial in September 1983, Alamogordo, New Mexico Landfill
In 1983, rumors circulated: Atari was bankrupt, and was dumping truckloads of games into a New Mexico landfill. Victim to the "Video Game Crash," the company buried 700,000 cartridges in the desert. The story became an obscure pop culture legend -- until "The Atari Tomb" was unearthed in 2014. This image documents the original 1983 burial of material.