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Downtown Minneapolis Public Library is taking shape
April 21, 2005
Photos by Steve Share, Minneapolis Labor Review editor
(This page under construction. Check back for more photos June 30, 2005)
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The Downtown Minneapolis Public Library as it looked April 21, 2005. |
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Above: A crane lifts a 1,300 pound piece of Kasota stone, quarried near Mankato, Minnesota. Below: Stefano Follega and Renado Susak, members of Bricklayers Local 1, guide a piece of Kasota stone to the rooftop. |
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The smaller pieces of Kasota stone weigh about 800 pounds, while the larger pieces weigh 1,300 pounds. |
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Small pins help hold massive Kasota stone pieces in place. The stone pieces weigh 800-1,300 pounds. |
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Leon Henrickson (center) led a safety walk-through. A superintendent for Mortenson construction since 1970, and a member of Carpenters Local 87, he was retiring at the end of the week. |
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