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Washington, D.C., 1925. "Snow removal -- Ford tractor." A teaspoon at a time. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
This is readily identifiable as the 900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW. We previously saw the buildings in the background (on the north side of the street) in this aerial shot.
That's pitiful. My little 1953 Model Country Squire garden tractor moves a lot more snow than that thing. And by tomorrow, it looks like I'm going to get to do it.
Used to be, you needed 100 guys with shovels to clear a street. Now, one man can clear an entire city block in only 8 hours and 400 passes!
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