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Construction Workers' Cabins
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Cabins for employees of the Interstate Construction Company working near Richland Center and Boaz. Road construction sites were frequently far from accommodations where the workers might stay. In such cases the companies built cabins or purchased trailers for their employees.
September 27, 1933
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Highway Excavation
September 27, 1933
Excavation, both manual and machine powered, probably between Richland Center and Boaz on STH 14.
Douglas County Road Crew
September 21, 1933
Employees of Anderson & Sons, a Minneapolis construction company, surfacing and curing USH 53 in Douglas County.
Interstate Road Sign Construction
Workers installing a sign at the Wisconsin Dells turnoff on Interstate Highway I-90 & 94.
Road Construction Worker
1959
An employee of the Fox Valley Paving Company pulls the pin from the concrete form during work on Interstate Highway I-90 in Rock County.
Gravel Road Surface
June 14, 1951
Crushing gravel to surface STH 101 in Florence County.
