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Cows near Lime Kiln

Date: 1900
Description: View of cows on the approach to a lime kiln.
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Lewis Factory and Globe Milling Company

Date: 04 29 1900
Description: View of the Globe Milling Company, built in 1848, and the Lewis Factory on the Rock River. In the distance is a dam, bridge, and barbershop.
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Catching Carp on Crawfish River

Date: 05 1901
Description: Children are standing along the shoreline watching young boys standing in boats fishing with dip nets in the Crawfish River. In the background is a bridge ...
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Lake La Belle

Date: 06 1900
Description: View across Lake La Belle toward lakeside factories, residences, and churches.
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Alabama Sawmill

Date: 05 1902
Description: Alexander Krueger and Ernst Goetsch standing along a railroad track leading to a sawmill. The mill stais at the end of the tracks, which is lined with tree...
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Town of Longview

Date: 05 12 1902
Description: View across railroad tracks that lead to the main town, where the Longview Lime Works, sawmill, post office, general store, and telegraph station are locat...
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Reshingling Corn Crib

Date: 11 1904
Description: Krueger family reshingling an old corn crib. August, Jennie, Edgar, and Alexander are standing on top of scaffolding replacing the old shingles, while Flor...
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Family Standing Next to a Crane in Costa Rica

Date: 1902
Description: Two men and three women posing next to a crane on a railroad track along the coast of Costa Rica. Coconut palms are behind them along the Caribbean Sea. Th...
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Krueger Family on the Quarry Pond

Date: 1908
Description: Members of the Krueger family sitting in a boat at the shoreline about to launch into the quarry pond. Sarah Krueger is sitting in the end of the boat, whi...
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Well Drilling

Date: 07 1901
Description: Two men drilling a well in the Will's woods using a cable tool drilling rig powered by a team of two horses. A wagon, various pipes, and other drilling equ...
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Drilling a Well

Date: 07 1901
Description: Two men drilling a well in the Will's woods using a cable tool drilling rig powered by a team of two horses. One man is standing next to the drill holding ...
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Women Posing in Front of Barn Construction

Date: 1931
Description: Group of women posing in front of the new barn foundation. Jennie Krueger is standing second from the right, Florentina Krueger is standing fourth from the...
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Barn Raising

Date: 1931
Description: Men building a new barn for the Krueger family. The framework, foundation, and part of the siding are put up.
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Building a Barn

Date: 1931
Description: The framework of a new barn being constructed. The roof of the barn is partially constructed and the doors of the barn are not yet in place. A man is stand...
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White House

Date: 1950
Description: View across street of the White House from the north side. A small crane stands in front of the building, while scaffolding is on the roof. The top of the ...
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Men Posing with a Drag Bucket

Date: 1955
Description: Robert Krueger posing in a field next to a drag bucket filled with dirt attached to a crawler crane. Edgar Krueger sits behind him in the cab of the crane....
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Crawler Crane with Drag Bucket

Date: 1955
Description: Right side view of crawler crane with a drag bucket filled with dirt working in a field.
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Digging up Ground

Date: 1955
Description: Slightly elevated view of machinery being used to dig up ground along a road near an open field. There is a farmhouse among trees in the background. Snow i...
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Dynamite Explosion

Date: 1955
Description: View across field of a dynamite explosion occurring between several mounds of dirt. A digger stands next to the dirt mound on the right.
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Machines Digging up the Ground

Date: 1955
Description: Slightly elevated view of a truck, crane and other digging equipment being used to dig up ground near a field. Several mounds of dirt are behind the machin...

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