Early Road Roller
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Title
Early Road Roller
Subject
Road machinery - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photograph of an unidentified man driving an early road roller with another unidentified man standing beside the machine.
A label on the side of the machine says, "The Austin Western Line Serves You Right".
Austin-Western was a well-known manufacturer of heavy road building equipment throughout the first half of the 20th century.
Possibly, this photograph was taken during the work to pave Route 11.
A label on the side of the machine says, "The Austin Western Line Serves You Right".
Austin-Western was a well-known manufacturer of heavy road building equipment throughout the first half of the 20th century.
Possibly, this photograph was taken during the work to pave Route 11.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same early road roller appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003905, 027337, 027348, and 027622.
Same two unidentified men appear in. Morrison Studio Collection numbers 027348 and 027622.
Identifier
027348
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Early Road Roller,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/57029.
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