Steam shovel in action, cleaning out mud from slip between Piers 4 and 5 at Port of Embarkation in Hoboken, The mud is being unloaded into a barge as part of the efforts to increase water depth. This labor-intensive task requires numerous loads to be taken up. Photograph by Sgt. Steiniger on June 6, 1919.

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