Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Close-up of Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, wearing the cap, steeplejacks repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. Photograph taken by Aldro Wasley on the scaffold 192 feet in the air. In the background is an elevated view of the U.W. Hospital, Elizabeth Waters and Home Economics building. In the far background is Lake Mendota and Picnic Point.
DESCRIPTION
Close-up of Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, wearing the cap, steeplejacks repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. Photograph taken by Aldro Wasley on the scaffold 192 feet in the air. In the background is an elevated view of the U.W. Hospital, Elizabeth Waters and Home Economics building. In the far background is Lake Mendota and Picnic Point.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:18968
Creation Date: 08 05 1931
Creator Name:McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 6058.2755B-2
Original Dimensions:8 x 10 inches
SUBJECTS
Manual work
Construction workers
Hats
Work clothes
Tools
Cities and towns
Peninsulas
Men
Outdoor photography
Lakes
University of Wisconsin
Repair and reconstruction
Brickwork
College buildings

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