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A man in a flat cap and work jacket pushes a wheelbarrow loaded with bricks through a wooded construction site in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1957. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the labor-intensive process of building, with stacks of cinder blocks and wooden planks scattered around. The scene is framed through tree trunks, adding a candid, home movie feel. The grainy, slightly faded colors and natural lighting evoke a strong sense of mid-century Americana and working-class life.
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