History (US)
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| Los Angeles Times, 1933 Groundbreaking ceremony, Los Angeles, California, featuring a steam shovel | |
American manufacturers included the Marion Steam Shovel Company, which was founded in 1884, Erie, P and H, and Bucyrus-Erie Shovel Companies.
The booming cities in North America used shovels to dig foundations and basements for the early skyscrapers.
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