Ground-level view of excavation work on the San Francisco State University campus, showing a front-end loader (bulldozer) and a dump truck operating within a deep trench. Workers are visible guiding the work along the excavation walls, with temporary wooden retaining structures in place. This activity took place following the demolition of the Commons complex and nearby student organization huts in early 1973, as the site was prepared for new construction. The excavation and grading shown here were part of the early phases of building the Student Union, completed in 1975 and later named the Cesar Chavez Student Center in 1994.
