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Tue 03, 1954 - Giant Crane in London - “” Alphonse””, a French tower crane...

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Tue 03, 1954 - Giant Crane in London - “” Alphonse””, a French tower crane more than 300 ft. high at its fullest extent, has been erected on an LCC building site at Wandsworth. The crane, which is self-erecting and telescopic, will be used in the building of several eleven-storey blocks of flats for the LCC. It si the tallest tower crane in Britain, and the radius of its jib is 78 ft. Through a circle of 360 degrees. Its lifting capacity is 3-tons at a reach of 23 ft., progressively reducing to 15 cuts at the farthest extent of the jib
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1954 AD (C20th AD)
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Tue 03, 1954 - Giant Crane in London - “” Alphonse””, a French tower crane more than 300 ft. high at its fullest extent, has been erected on an LCC building site at Wandsworth. The crane, which is self-erecting and telescopic, will be used in the building of several eleven-storey blocks of flats for the LCC. It si the tallest tower crane in Britain, and the radius of its jib is 78 ft. Through a circle of 360 degrees. Its lifting capacity is 3-tons at a reach of 23 ft., progressively reducing to 15 cuts at the farthest extent of the jib. Photo Shows: Eugene Perer, one of the English Enginner who are here to supervise the working of the crane, seen as he checks over the controls of the generator which supplies the electric power to drive the crane

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20th century / photography / giant / photograph / black and white / 20th century / 1950-1959 annees 50 50s
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