Day at the McCormack Loading Dock, 1979

Sandminer Al Marino preparing to test sand sample, 1979	Sandminer poses in front of trestle, 1979	Al Marino on the ropes, 1979
Waiting for action, 1979	Santo Bassi pulls barge closer to dock, 1979	Bastian Madeddu carrying ropes, 1979
Al Marino surveys the scene, 1979	Santo Bassi tying rope on empty barge, preparing it for loading, Plant 1, Hempstead Harbor, Colonial Sand Mining Company	Mr. Farina, loader, putting rope on bit to secure barge
Using capstan and cleat to fasten barge while conveyor belt delivers sand to barge	Al Marino, Santo Bassi and worker at McCormack barge waiting for it to be leveled off	Bastian Madeddu, loader, walks down stairs from control room to dock
Santo Bassi looking at materials as they travel from plant to loading belt	View of barge from office, 1979	View from the dock, 1979
Splicing rope, 1979	The tug departs, 1979	Rush hour at the loading dock, 1979
Waiting to embark, 1979	A job well done, 1979	Al Marino testing sand, 1979
Positioning barge, 1979	Smoothing sand as it falls from chute, 1979	“What are you guys waiting for?”, 1979