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Construction Site | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Construction Site

Construction Site | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View of construction site of factory building. Metal parts are stacked in the foreground, and men are sitting in a railroad car on the left. A man is at the to of a tall ladder near the brickwork of the new factory building. The rest of the factory building has an exposed steel or iron structure, and on the right men are working on the top of a brick chimney which may be for a forge. A tall metal boiler next to it has a sign that reads: "Manufactured by The Wickes Boiler Company, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A."
DESCRIPTION
View of construction site of factory building. Metal parts are stacked in the foreground, and men are sitting in a railroad car on the left. A man is at the to of a tall ladder near the brickwork of the new factory building. The rest of the factory building has an exposed steel or iron structure, and on the right men are working on the top of a brick chimney which may be for a forge. A tall metal boiler next to it has a sign that reads: "Manufactured by The Wickes Boiler Company, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:147744
Creation Date: 09 11 1914
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
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Collection Name:Glass negative series, circa 1900-1939
Genre:Photograph
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SUBJECTS
Construction equipment
Agricultural machinery industry
Building materials
Factories
Men
Outdoor photography
Signs and signboards
Blue collar workers
Construction workers
Brickwork
Building sites
Work clothes

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