Spring-Time Project | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Spring-Time Project

Spring-Time Project | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Five men are working on a highway, placing tar and covering it with tissue. A line of cars are passing in the opposite lane. A field and farm buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "SPRING-TIME PROJECT — Washington County Highway Department workmen spread tar over cracks on Highway 167, west of Highway 145 in Germantown Wednesday. The workers cover the tar with bathroom tissue, in order to protect vehicles from being splashed by the tar."

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DESCRIPTION
Five men are working on a highway, placing tar and covering it with tissue. A line of cars are passing in the opposite lane. A field and farm buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "SPRING-TIME PROJECT — Washington County Highway Department workmen spread tar over cracks on Highway 167, west of Highway 145 in Germantown Wednesday. The workers cover the tar with bathroom tissue, in order to protect vehicles from being splashed by the tar."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:149330
Creation Date: 04 11 1985
Creator Name:Murray, Brian F.
City:
County:Washington
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 657
Original Dimensions:9.5 x 6.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Roads
Trucks
Blue collar workers
Manual work
Fields (Agriculture)
Silos
Protective clothing
Work clothes
Maintenance and repair
Automobiles
Municipal services
Men
Outdoor photography
Land use, Rural
Tools
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Reference Details
Location:Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin

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