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Men At Work . Downtown . I Street, between 16th and 17th Streets, NW . WDC . Saturday afternoon, 3 December 2005

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Men at Work . Verizon Cable . 17th and L Streets, NW . WDC . Monday morning, 26 September 2005

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Construction action at a new parking ramp level in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

SSG Hancock, US Army Reserve Civil Affairs Soldier, in an interview at the 2011 All American Bowl in San Antonio, TX talks about the Soldier vs Player competition the first evening of the AAB.

Rose Garden under construction

Man at Work . National Mall, NW . WDC . Sunday afternoon, 25 September 2005

En route to the BTTH Vigil

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Men At Work . Logan Circle . 14th Street between Q and P Street, NW . WDC . Wednesday afternoon, 4 January 2006

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Men At Work . Metropole . 15/Church, NW . WDC . Thursday afternoon, 5 January 2005

I would first capture this backhoeman on 19 December 2005 at www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/75872771/

Metropole

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Men At Work . Downtown . F Street, NW . WDC . Thursday afternoon, 22 December 2005

The Atlantic Building

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950 F Street, NW

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Men At Work . Downtown . F Street, NW . WDC . Thursday afternoon, 22 December 2005

The Atlantic Building

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950 F Street, NW

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Construction workers prepare to lift the guide template off the pilings.

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Men at Work . 1101 K Street, NW . WDC . Monday afternoon, 26 September 2005

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Men At Work . 20 M Street, SE . WDC . Friday afternoon, 6 January 2006

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Dump trucks lined up on Half Street between M and L Streets

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Men At Work . Downtown . I Street, between 16th and 17th Streets, NW . WDC . Saturday afternoon, 3 December 2005

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Men At Work . Downtown . I Street, between 16th and 17th Streets, NW . WDC . Saturday afternoon, 3 December 2005

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Construction Workers . Driving away from the Texaco Gas Station . Wilton Drive . Wilton Manors . FL . Monday afternoon, 21 November 2005

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A large crane is used at the construction contractor, Austin Bridge and Road's, work site at Ward's Creek along I-10.

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A crew member walks on a work platform at the I-10/Kansas City Southern railroad construction site.

©Louisiana DOTD/Owen Murphy

I'd been planning to go that way.

I'm impressed that their pants stay up even when weighted down with tools

Weird-est shoot I've ever done by far.

Men At Work . 20 M Street, SE . WDC . Friday afternoon, 6 January 2006

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Dump trucks lined up on Half Street between M and L Streets

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Men at Work . Capitol Hill . On 7th Sreet, SE . WDC. Thursday, 22 September 2005

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Workers pause for a chat while laying concrete block for a new building in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Men At Work . Downtown . I Street, between 16th and 17th Streets, NW . WDC . Saturday afternoon, 3 December 2005

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I was at Mass General in August on the day the last beam was raised for a new building at the hospital. The workers had gathered for the ceremony and many signed the beam. The mayor arrived, had his picture taken, and he too signed the beam before it was hoisted to the top of the building. A few short speeches were made and those who watched were quiet and contemplative. It was, in the scheme of the city, a relatively small celebration, but it marked the efforts of many individuals over a period of time. I thought of the nameless workers who built the monumental cathedrals in the world, most of whom never saw the end of projects that went on for decades and even centuries. We marvel at what they made with little more than brute force at their command and list their creations as wonders of the world. By contrast, I doubt this building will ever be seen as anything very special by future generations. Called "The Building of the Third Century" it has "green" attributes. I see it as a pleasant and unremarkable building wedged between other unremarkable buildings on this crowded hospital campus. The work of those who built it, though, has dignity and grace. I was glad to be a witness.

Men at Work . K Street between 17th and 16th, NW WDC . Monday afternoon, 26 September 2005

Elvert Xavier Barnes Protest Photography

Men At Work . Unit Block . M Street, SE . WDC . Tuesday afternoon, 30 November 2005

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Men At Work . Logan Circle . 14/Q . NW . WDC . Tuesday afternoon, 4 October 2005

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Cityscape, Architectural and Industrial Series

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What's so interesting? We will never know.

Men at Work . 800 block of E Street, NW . WDC . Monday afternoon, 17 October 2005

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Men at Work . Solar Village . National Mall, NW . WDC . Sunday evening, 2 October 2005

2005 Solar Decathlon

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