Beautiful backhoe loaders

Are backhoes not beautiful and useful machines?

Is an image of an automobile, airplane, or train on most academic posters any more serious than one of a backhoe?

photo of a backhoe at night. — Figure 1: A backhoe in the big apple (L. Mandel)

photo of a digger in the Cour Pasteur at the ENS. — Figure 2: A digger (‘fronthoe’) in the Cour Pasteur at the ENS (L. Mandel)

photo of a backhoe in New York City. — Figure 3: A backhoe in New York City (G. Baudart)

photo of a backhoe in New York City. — Figure 4: A Christmas backhoe in Hell's Kitchen (G. Baudart)

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