Water tower at West Liberty, Iowa, shortly before and after it
burst and was totally destroyed. Contributed from the W. Thayer
Collection, Wenatchee. Washington.
Pictured is a homemade steam wrecking crane built in 19702 foot
gauge. It is fully operational and owned by C. R. Hamilton,
Horseheads, New York. Photo by O. W. Brooks, Emporium,
Pennsylvania.
Pictured is a photo taken during World War I of a steam roller.
The gentleman in front of it is my grandfather, the late Harry
Malkas of Lynbrook, New York. In World War I, he told the Army that
he had played the flute in school and that he was a landscape
architect. They asked him if he wanted to supervise and design
roads or be in the Army Marching Band. The photo shows which he
chose.
