Bulldozer Collection

Ubiquitous bulldozer by G. H. Davis
The ubiquitous bulldozer: a mechanical tool of peace becomes an important weapon during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Landfill 33962_005
Ockendon landfill waste disposal site, Thurrock, Essex, 2020

A Royal Engineer bulldozer seen here on Gold beach. June 16th 1944

Earthmoving JLP01_08_063398
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Laing construction vehicles carrying out earthmoving on Section D of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6)

An Israeli military bulldozer is seen on the Israeli side of the border with the northern Gaza Strip, Israel, January 8, 2018. Picture taken January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Possibly: Ex-lumber mill worker clears eight-acre field after... Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Ex-lumber mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer has pulled stumps. Boundary stumps. Boundary County, Idaho]

Ex-lumber mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer... Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ex-lumber mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer has pulled stumps. Boundary stumps. Boundary County, Idaho

Ex-lumber mill worker clears eight-acre field after... Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ex-lumber mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer has pulled stumps. Boundary stumps. Boundary County, Idaho

The Nieman farm showing cleared land on... near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The Nieman farm showing cleared land on which the bulldozer is clearing more land. Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader

Bulldozer equipped with grader blade pushing over a... Lewis County, near Vader, Washington, 1939
Bulldozer equipped with grader blade pushing over a stump. Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader, Washington

Catskinner and bulldozer, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Catskinner and bulldozer. They work on contract. Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader, Washington

Possibly: Bulldozer equipped with grader... near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Bulldozer equipped with grader type blade. Nieman farm

Evanson new home, looking across land... Priest River Valley, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Evanson new home, looking across land which has recently been cleared by bulldozer. Priest River Valley, Bonner County, Idaho

Ex-mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer... Boundary County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ex-mill worker clears eight-acre field after bulldozer has pulled the stumps. Boundary County, Idaho

After bulldozer has taken out and piled the heavy stumps... Michigan Hill, Thurston County, 1939
After bulldozer has taken out and piled the heavy stumps, the family gathers the debris, roots and chunks from the field to the stump pile for burning. Negative made in rain

Bulldozer equipped with grader... Nieman farm, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939
Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Bulldozer equipped with grader type blade. Nieman farm

Possibly: Bulldozer... Nieman farm, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Bulldozer equipped with grader type blade. Nieman farm

Bulldozer contractors car, near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Bulldozer contractors car. Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader

Bulldozer clearing and pushing stumps... near Vader, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Lewis County, near Vader. Bulldozer clearing and pushing stumps to the pile where they will be burned. Nieman farm

Possibly: After bulldozer has taken out and piled the heavy... Michigan Hill, Thurston County
[Untitled, possibly related to: After bulldozer has taken out and piled the heavy stumps, the family gathers the debris, roots and chunks from the field to the stump pile for burning

Possibly: Bulldozer raises and pushes stump on cut-over farm, Lewis County, Western Washington
[Untitled, possibly related to: Western Washington, Lewis County. Bulldozer raises and pushes stump on cut-over farm]

Bulldozer raises and pushes stump on cut-over farm, Lewis County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Lewis County. Bulldozer raises and pushes stump on cut-over farm

Demoltion wth bulldozer, South London
Bulldozer clears rubble during demolition of a house in South London. Date: circa 1950s

WW II - T-19 Locust tank emerging from a Hamilcar gilder
Vintage photograph World War II - T-19 Locust tank emerging from a Hamilcar gilder

Ruined buildings and wrecked German transport in the streets of Montebourg as a result of the American forces advance towards Cherbourg

A training school in the Eastern Command, where men learn to use Motor Tractors. These machines are all American and are used for tree felling, ground levelling, draining and reed making

Bridge improvement and construction close to Hillingdon Station 1936

Carving the route of the St Marychurch bypass in March 1973

Bulldozer ploughs towards Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 20th February 1978

Blue machinery
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House demolition, Stentiford Hill, Torquay March 1964

At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa. From time immemorial, nomadic Afar tribesmen have come here regularly with their camels to collect salt

Cugnots Steam Wagon, 19th century. Trial of Nicolas Joseph Cugnots three-wheeled steam carriage at the Arsenal of Paris, 1770. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804) was a French inventor

Bulldozing a Building
Bulldozing a building with a Caterpillar bulldozer. Date: 1960s

Allied Armour heading into Holland; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing Allied units heading up the Eindhoven to Nijmegen road in Holland during September 1944. In the foreground of this image one can see a tank destroyer, a despatch rider

Yellow bulldozer

Yellow bulldozer shovelling earth, side view

Illustration of man using bulldozer on construction site

Sequence of illustrations showing bulldozer on the move

Illustration of bulldozer, excavator and truck on construction site

Ancient town and a castle of Uchisar dug from a mountains

Navy Seabees dismantling an Elevated Causeway Modular
Navy Seabees are dismantling an Elevated Causeway Modular ECLAS(M) consisting of 8 x40 modular sections cantilever erected over the water

A U. S. Army CH-47 Chinook carries a bulldozer to a drop site
July 23, 2011 - A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a bulldozer to a drop site during a training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

Equipment Operator gathers a load of gravel on Camp Johnson
Camp Johnson, Alabama, January 31, 2012 - Equipment Operator gathers a load of gravel to raise the elevation of a road bed on Camp Johnson in support of Bold Alligator 2012

An Israel Defense Force Caterpillar D-9 clearing the way
An Israel Defense Force armoured Caterpillar D-9 clearing the way for Mark IV main battle tank during an exercise

An Israel Defense Force Merkava Mark IV battle tank and Caterpillar D-9
An Israel Defense Force Merkava Mark IV main battle tank and Caterpillar D-9 during an exercise in the Negev serest, Israel

Ancient town and a castle of Uchisar dug from a mountains

Ancient town and a castle of Uchisar dug, Cappadocia, Turkey

Extreme Weather
Shirakawa Village, Ono District, Japan - January 22, 2012: Heavy snowfall area. Snow covered mountain tops hidden in the clouds

Agricultural Machinery : A tracked vehicle complete with caterpillar wheels or tracks, the tractor crawlers design have been intermittently popular for farm use

Picture No. 10782763
Bulldozer making alterations - cleaning of a stream in the Camargue (Roubini) Date:

Bulldozer moving rubbish on landfill tip, Dorset, England, February

Piles of coal at a mine
Coal. Piles of coal at an open-cast coal mine. Photographed at the Cheremshansky mine in Kemerov Region, Russia

Landfill scavenging, Indonesia
Landfill scavenging. People searching newly dumped landfill rubbish for materials and items that can be sold on. Photographed on Trash moutain, Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Paper mill, France C017 / 7905
Paper mill. Mounds of waste paper to be recycled for paper production at the Chapelle Darblay paper mill, Grand Couronne, France

Paper mill, France C017 / 7904
Paper mill. Digger heaping wood chips used to fire the power plant at the Chapelle Darblay paper mill, Grand Couronne, France

Open-pit coal mining C016 / 5809
Open-pit coal mining. Excavated coal deposits being loaded onto a truck at an open-pit coal mine. Also called open-cast mining, this technique is used when the overburden

Recycling plant C016 / 4683
Recycling plant. Bulldozer moving refuse inside a recycling plant

Concept, Environment
Sanitary landfill

Timberjack 360c skidder, during logging in coniferous forest, Italian Alps, Italy, may

Flood defences, Venice. Construction work to raise the level of part of the historic city of Venice, Italy. This will protect against extreme floods, due to winds and tides

View of a bulldozer working a landfill refuse site
Waste landfill site. View of a bulldozer working in a waste landfill site. Domestic and industrial waste is buried at this site

Bulldozing a rainforest, Hawaii
Bulldozing Wao Kele o Puna rainforest, on the slopes of Kilauea volcano, in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA. The rainforest was being bulldozed to make way for geothermal development

Track laying - using a bulldozer
A Caterpillar bulldozer being operated during track laying by the Wimpey construction company. Nightime engineering works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Rebuilding a Norfolk beach after storm damage. Climate change is leading to increased stormy weather
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Workers working on reclaiming land from the sea for another exclusive hotel development in Dubai
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

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In the vast landfill of 33962_005, a mighty bulldozer stands tall, ready to conquer mountains of waste and reshape the landscape. Its powerful earthmoving capabilities, showcased in JLP01_08_063398, make it an indispensable tool for any construction site or military operation. An Israeli military bulldozer guards the border with unwavering strength and determination. But beyond its utilitarian role, this mechanical marvel has played a pivotal part in shaping history. In Boundary County, Idaho in 1939, an ex-lumber mill worker took charge of a bulldozer to clear an eight-acre field, transforming it into fertile land under Dorothea Lange's watchful lens. The same scene unfolds again and again as we witness the tireless efforts of these workers reclaiming nature's bounty. Traveling westward to Lewis County in Washington State during that same year, Lange captures another chapter in the life of a bulldozer. Equipped with a grader blade or working alongside catskinners (operators), it pushes over obstacles and levels terrain near Vader village. The Nieman farm is transformed as cleared land emerges from beneath nature's embrace. The significance of these moments becomes even more apparent when considering their context within society at that time - amidst economic hardship and agricultural challenges. A new home springs up on Evanson's land in Priest River Valley while Bonner County witnesses yet another ex-mill worker utilizing his trusted companion to create possibilities out of barren fields. From clearing debris to building dreams, this caption unveils just some glimpses into the multifaceted world inhabited by our beloved bulldozers – silent heroes who shape landscapes both physical and metaphorical alike throughout history.