The assembled sections are either lifted per elevator or "flown" by crane from one story to the next.
The superstructure was usually prefabricated and then lifted onto the caisson by crane.
They were catapult-launched and landed on the sea alongside for recovery by crane.
The sealed storeroom was opened, the supplies slung by crane down from the ship.
The spacecraft would then be brought alongside a ship and lifted onto deck by crane.
These boxes were thus much easier to move and handle as they could be rolled over level ground or lifted by crane into position.
Modular additions are built in the facility, brought to the site and "dropped" by crane on the new location.
Supports and spans were constructed on shore, then moved out onto pylons in the river by crane.
The new bridge was assembled off-site and lowered into place by crane.
It used to run on coal, which was brought in on trains, then hoisted into the building by crane.