0 a large, powerful machine with a container connected to a long arm, used for digging up the ground --
They are a natural progression from the steam shovels and often called power shovels.
Steam shovels became more popular in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
They supplied steam shovels with empty cars and moved loaded cars to the crusher.
The film strives to capture rhythmic and graphic patterns in the movements and shapes of cranes, trains, automobiles, boats, steam shovels, suspension bridges, and skyscrapers.
To this day the steam shovel has never been discovered and the story continues to grow.
The steam shovel became an essential item of construction equipment during these years.
Outdoor exhibits include live burros, a steam shovel, and an operating stamp mill for gold ore.
Elevators, picks, shovels, and a steam shovel are instruments in music making and construction.