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Men Laying Railroad Track

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Description: Lumber workers laying railroad tracks through the woods.
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Quitting Time

Date: 08 25 1967
Description: Construction workers enjoying a beer after pouring concrete for a bridge structure.
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Circus Tent Construction Workers

Date: 08 16 1984
Description: Young men, workers for the Carson & Barnes Circus, carrying heavy circus tent poles through a field.
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Penisular Power Company

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Description: Panoramic group portrait of workers, who are building the Penisular Power Company, located on the Brule River.
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Railroad Tie Mill

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Description: William Rogalsky's railroad tie mill, showing workers and logs ready to be milled. Photographer Charles J. Ruppenthal was known to have been active in Tige...
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Tunnel at Tunnel City

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards a group of construction workers posed near the east portal of the railroad tunnel near Tunnel City.
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Carpenters at Work

Date: 1874
Description: Photographic reproduction of a lithograph showing carpenters erecting houses.
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Tree Planting at Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 05 03 1892
Description: Tree planting ceremony on the Wooded Island during construction of the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. Standing to the left of the tree wrapped with ...
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Gothic-Roofed Barn under Construction

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of foundation and elaborate frame of a Gothic roofed barn, partially built.
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Construction of a Paper Mill

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Description: Elevated view of workers during construction of a paper mill.
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Construction Workers

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Description: Construction workers on the job, with horse-drawn wagons in the background.
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Klumb Barn Raising

Date: 1899
Description: A large group of men pose on the wooden framework of a barn they're building on Holy Hill Road, which has a stone foundation. On the far right three women ...
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Beth Israel Center Construction

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Beth Israel Center synagogue during construction. A worker is standing on the roof of the building, and construction materials are pil...
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Road Construction Near Barronett

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Description: Four men are posing atop different carts, one of which is hitched to horses, and an engine. Caption reads: "This is me on the engine I worked on this summe...
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Pilgrim Congregational Church

Date: 1971
Description: A crane setting a new steeple on the Pilgrim Congregational Church. People are standing near the crane on the ground, and men are standing on the roof help...
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Construction Graphics

Date: 1976
Description: A construction worker is perched on top of steel beams during construction of a large building.
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John Cory Storefront

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Description: View across unpaved street toward a group of four men standing on a platform in front of the large open door of a building. A larger open door is above the...

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