World's biggest electric shovel

The world's biggest shovel as of 1934 in action at Middle Grove, Illinois. It is as tall as an eight story building, weighs 1,300 tons, and can lift 30 tons.

Publication date: 1934-07-29

Size: 15.2 x 15.2 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Middlegrove (Ill.)

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (July 29, 1934), p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)