Testing New Equipment | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Testing New Equipment

Testing New Equipment | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
This photograph from the Wisconsin Highway Commission records is unidentified, but a few internal details helps to understand the content. The Wisconsin license plate on the automobile bears a 1922 date as well as a Wauwatosa identification. The Wauwatosa locale is confirmed by the billboards erected by the Cream City Bill Posting Company. The man driving the grading machine is obviously too well-dressed to be its regular operator. It is likely the regular operator is the man watching at the right, none too happy, while his supervisor, who had arrived in the car parked nearby, is testing a new piece of equipment.  At this time Milwaukee County was famous for its concrete roads.
DESCRIPTION
This photograph from the Wisconsin Highway Commission records is unidentified, but a few internal details helps to understand the content. The Wisconsin license plate on the automobile bears a 1922 date as well as a Wauwatosa identification. The Wauwatosa locale is confirmed by the billboards erected by the Cream City Bill Posting Company. The man driving the grading machine is obviously too well-dressed to be its regular operator. It is likely the regular operator is the man watching at the right, none too happy, while his supervisor, who had arrived in the car parked nearby, is testing a new piece of equipment. At this time Milwaukee County was famous for its concrete roads.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:40334
Creation Date: 1922
Creator Name:Unknown
City:
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Wisconsin State Highway Commission road condition and construction photographs, circa 1910-circa 1953
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 1517
Original Dimensions:9.25 x 7.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Billboards
Cities and towns
Automobile parking
Road construction workers

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