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Dawn was just about breaking when I saw him through the haze of cement dust.
In a sea of construction workers milling around for breakfast, this man was off to an early start, splitting rocks with a hammer and an iron rod by a huge site.
The man seemed entirely misplaced. He had no uniform or hard hat, just a white blazer, dirty jeans and disheveled hair. A migrant worker being roped to do odd jobs perhaps? Or maybe he was behind in his duties and was forced to catch up during breakfast time.
With each incessant thump, his task seemed futile what with his inferior tools against stubborn concrete that refused to break apart. His frustration carried through his tense body and grew with the senseless hammering.
Suddenly, his eyes met mine through the camera lens and burned a fiery red.
“What the hell are you doing?” He growled.
I mumbled a quick apology, sensing that his anger was more visceral than I could handle that morning. There was an inherent rage in him that I felt I had foolishly triggered with my intrusion.
He shifted toward me and I quickened my pace away from him while still staring back.
That was when he spat in my direction, raising his fists as he broke into a stream of verbal abuse. He cursed and kept cursing. Horrible and vulgar words that came out of his mouth were coated in angry spittle.
The reasons for his anger mattered no more. Just that he wanted me to feel his wrath.
[Part of my Building China's dream series]
[Part of my Shanghai Street Stories series]
I made a print for him - I'll see if I can find him next time I go to physical therapy!
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Iron Workers from Local 7 are on the job at the Brigham and Women's construction site. It was pretty cold but I am sure that these guys have worked through a lot worse. Some of the pictures have good views of the workers' safety equipment.
Workers with Turner Construction Company hook the last exterior beam for the Watt Family Innovation Center onto a crane during the topping off ceremony for the building Feb. 19, 2015. (Photo by Ken Scar)
Steigerbouwer bij de top van de Westertoren, Amsterdam, 2 april 1952
Foto Ben van Meerendonk / AHF, collectie IISG, Amsterdam
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Construction worker building timber shoring to support the formwork on which fresh concrete will be poured. He is using a spirit level to make sure the formwork will be completely horizontal.
Photos taken on a hotel construction site in Miri (Borneo).
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Turkish construction workers continue work on the outside of Incirlik's new consolidated communications facility May 5, 2009, which is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District. The building will consolidate several buildings that house the 39th Communications Squadron functions into one facility. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Rachel Goodspeed)
A construction site near A'Famosa.
Trip to Malacca, 30 April - 1 May 2006
Photo by Liyin, April / May 2006
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Workers installing plywood sheathing on the roof of the band shell being renovated at Riverside Park in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
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Steel Frame Building Construction - Beams - The Walbrook (London)
Building website: www.thewalbrook.co.uk/
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Construction Worker on a deck formwork.
Photos taken on a hotel construction site in Miri (Borneo).
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Another photo in the series and album Bangladesh and Indian construction workers in Singapore. This is Azdul.
Haitian construction worker Jeremy Torden builds stairs in an unfinished high rise in the center of Santo Domingo. Many Haitian migrants work in the construction industry in the Dominican Republic, including this member of the union FENTICOMMC. The Solidarity Center supports migrant workers around the world, through anti-trafficking programs, worker rights trainings, advocacy and linkages to protective networks. Credit: Ricardo Rojas/Solidarity CenterMany Haitian migrants work in the construction industry in the Dominican Republic, including this member of the union FENTICOMMC. The Solidarity Center supports migrant workers around the world, through anti-trafficking programs, worker rights trainings, advocacy and linkages to protective networks. Credit: Solidarity Center/Ricardo Rojas
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Construction Worker building Timber Formwork.
Construction workers often wear their safety helmet over straw hats. Sun protection is a necessity when working all day outdoor in tropical countries.
Photos taken on a hotel construction site in Miri (Borneo).
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While some of these construction workers are apparently done for the day, others continue to work in the brutal heat of a Phoenix summer... 108° that day, near the record-high temperature for the date.
Local Accession Number: 06_11_000986
Title: Echo Bridge, Newton, Massachusetts
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Date issued: 1850-1920 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph ; 11 x 18 cm.
General notes: Title from handwritten text on verso.; No. 20.
Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger.
Subjects: Bridge construction; Construction workers
Collection: Stereographs
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: Nahant
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
A view through the fence, one side of Boradway between Cortlandt St. and Dey St.
Block-length sections of lower Broadway are excavated with utilities work going on. These are Verizon guys. It is surprising how close the vital communications cables seem to be to the surface.
GRII f/4.5 1/500 ISO-100 -1 18mm.
Iron Workers from Local 7 are on the job at the Brigham and Women's construction site. It was pretty cold but I am sure that these guys have worked through a lot worse. Some of the pictures have good views of the workers' safety equipment.
Well, I am a Civil Engineering Student and I have learned a bit about Reinforced Cement Concrete. Still a lot to be learned. But with my limited knowledge, I know how much dangerous it is to cast concrete like this...
The sad thing is, if something bad really happens, all the blames will be the engineers burden.
Ongoing construction in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles. I stop by every week or so and snap some pics.
That's a beer gut if I ever saw one!
Iron Workers from Local 7 are on the job at the Brigham and Women's construction site. It was pretty cold but I am sure that these guys have worked through a lot worse. Some of the pictures have good views of the workers' safety equipment.
Local Accession Number: 06_11_001006
Title: Div. 4. Sec. 19. Sept. 13, 1876. Sudbury River Conduit, B.W.W. View near Center St.
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Date issued: 1876-1920 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph ; 11 x 18 cm.
General notes: Title from handwritten text on verso.; No. 19.
Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger based on title: Sept. 13, 1876.
Subjects: Aqueducts; Bricklaying; Construction workers
Collection: Stereographs
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: Newton
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Maasvlakte 2, Construction workers
[Yes this is a kind off-beat title, but I couldn't resist using the title of a favourite John Irving novel here ;-)]
Economic powerhouse Rotterdam needs extra space for the expansion of its harbour activities. After some debate this led to the decision to start the work on Maasvlakte 2 , which's all about creating new land.
This one is captured at the border of Maasvlake 1 and 2 - at the cooling water outlet of the coal fired E-on power station.nearby A pipeline is being installed - a whole lotta of sand/water needs to be moved - and the workers were having a close look at the things going on at the outlet.
Captured during a shoot with Jaap
The bucket rig is a form of the rotary drill rig. It uses mechanical or hydraulic drive to rotate a Kelly which is attached to the bucket. This type of rig will normally utilize a square friction type or round locking type Kelly with three or four telescoping sections which can extend to 100ft or more. Bucket rigs may be equipped to drill holes from 10 to 60 inches in diameter. Bucket drilling uses a cylindrical bucket with cutting blades or teeth mounted on a hinged bottom to repeatedly cut and lift sediments from the borehole. To drill, the bucket is rotated to allow the bottom of the cutting teeth to fill the bucket. When the bucket is full, it is raised by cable. Flaps at the bottom of the bucket will close to keep the soils (spoils) inside the bucket. The bottom of the bucket, which is hinged, is opened to allow the soils to dump into the spoil pile. The bottom of the bucket is closed, the bucket is reinserted into the hole, and the process is repeated as necessary to achieve the proper borehole depth. For drilling with the bucket rig, groundwater must be at least 8-10ft below existing grade or the drill rig needs to be ramped up to achieve 8-10ft of head, which in some cases may require a surface casing. Water or biodegradable drilling fluids such as Revert, Guar Gum, or other synthetic polymers are added as needed to keep the borehole open during the drilling process. This is in lieu of large mixing/separation pits or tanks typical of other methods of drilling (i.e. reverse rotary).The combination of the drilling fluid and the side cutting teeth producing an oversized borehole along with the fact that the drill cuttings are removed via the drill bucket, produces a well that is not smeared with the annulus of the borehole or drilling fluid, with suspended solids that could “cake” or produce lower yielding water wells. This makes the bucket drilling method a viable option in a variety of soil conditions. Over the years it has been a proven method for installing dewatering systems in the stratified soils found in the Houston region as well as other soil conditions found throughout the country.
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Domingus Asep Soares throws rocks into the cliff to build retention walls to assist with the erosion in Eraulo west of Dili.
Timor-Leste has initiated a new development phase funded by offshore petroleum revenue that is pursuing a high rate of sustainable economic growth through the conversion of petroleum wealth into human and physical capital.
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Local Accession Number: 06_11_001001
Title: Echo Bridge, Newton, Massachusetts
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Date issued: 1850-1920 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph ; 11 x 18 cm.
General notes: Title from handwritten text on verso.; No. 18.
Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger.
Subjects: Bridge construction; Construction workers
Collection: Stereographs
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: Newton
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Have Singaporeans forgotten that these foreign workers are the ones who take on jobs that we do not fill? Have we forgotten that foreign workers are humans too? Comments such as “they stare at us” and “give them an isolated area” all point towards an idea of social exclusion and marginalisation. However, this sense of xenophobia is acute because it does not apply to all foreigners in Singapore, but particularly to blue-collar workers. These workers are often viewed as inferior, a public nuisance or threat.
This leaves us to re-think the notion that Singapore is indeed a multi-cultural society.