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Quisling Towers

Date: 1937
Description: A view of the Quisling Towers Apartments, 1 E. Gilman Street, constructed for Abraham Quisling. The architectural style is called Streamline Moderne. In 19...
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Work Crew at New Mill

Date: 1910
Description: A work crew at the new mill, built after the fire.
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Cement Truck

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Description: "Redi-Mix" cement truck owned by Findorff Lumber & Supply Company.
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Findorff Construction Scene

Date: 1930
Description: Construction site of the Wisconsin Power and Light Co. Office Building & Bus Station. The address of the bus station was 122 West Washington Avenue, but th...
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Groundbreaking

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Description: Eleven men are standing during a groundbreaking ceremony in front of a Findorff crane. Two men are holding shovels. The sign painted on the crane reads: "F...
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Madison East High School

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Description: View across street towards Madison East High School on which an addition was added in 1962-63. (Picture taken from opposite end of school from addition.)
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Pouring Cement

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Description: Two men are standing and watching as a construction crew is pouring cement at the Hill Farms State Office Building.
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Hill Farms State Office Building During Construction

Date: 1962
Description: Aerial view of the Hill Farms State Office Building, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, during construction.
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Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 08 15 1966
Description: Construction site at Camp Randall Stadium. Trucks, cranes, scaffolding and workers are around the outside of the stadium.
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Madison East High School Construction

Date: 06 13 1932
Description: Madison East High School construction site. The sign on the left reads: "East High School, J.H. Findorff & Son Builders, Frank Riley, Architect." The sign ...
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Findorff Lumber & Supply Company Truck

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Description: Findorff Lumber & Supply Company Truck #4. Two men are loading or unloading supplies.
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Construction Site with View of the Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: A State Office Building construction site, downtown, with a view of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Two men on the right are working with boards on sawhorses....
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Findorff Company Group Portrait

Date: 1906
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men posing in front of a building. Caption reads: "Back — (left to right) — C. Gruendler, W. Jonker, M. Mossino, A Kraft, C. McCl...
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Dow Flour Mill Letterhead

Date: 1890
Description: Dow Flour Mill letterhead, with an engraving of the mill building, with a locomotive, a ship on the lake, and the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Findorff Mill Fire

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the damage from the fire. Burned logs are in the foreground, and pieces of burned and broken machinery is among the broken foundation. Men...
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Findorff Temporary Headquarters After Fire

Date: 1909
Description: Group portrait of men posing in front of a tent set up outdoors as temporary headquarters for Findorff after a fire. Caption reads: "After the destruction ...
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New Findorff Mill

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Description: Elevated group portrait of men posing in front of the J.H. Findorff, Contractor, Planing Mill & Lumber Yard building. A smaller brick building on the far r...
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Group Portrait of Findorff Crew

Date: 1895
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men standing near the wooden steps of a building. Caption reads: "Left to Right: Anton Friedl, Frank Hessman, Wm. Gerke, Julius S...
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After the Fire

Date: 06 01 1909
Description: Findorff staff carrying on the business in the tent after the fire.
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Group Portrait of Men Posing under Pagoda-Style Roof

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Description: Findorff staff posing outdoors with a building under construction. The pavilion has a pagoda-style roof. There is a large building next to the group on the...

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