Photograph depicts a steam floating derrick (owned by Mckenzie Barge and Derrick Co. Ltd.) loading contariners from a scow into the hold of "Japan Line." Use of the crane on the non-deck side of a ship was unusual and the use a steam crane was quite exceptional, Davies notes.
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Act of means of transporting from one place to another
Act of means of providing water, power, sewage, etc. to communities
Facilities and infrastructures (eg. harbours, highways, airports, hydroelectric projects)
Vehicles, rolling stock, aircraft, equipment, ships and boats, ferries
Accidents (eg. highway crashes, derailments, air crashes, ship wrecks)
Rescue services (eg. towing, coast guard)
Businesses and corporations (eg. motor associations)
Professional organizations and unions
SEE ALSO: Agriculture; Business and Commerce; Industries; Military
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