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Lime Kiln

Date: 1915
Description: The lime kiln, at right, at Toft Point. Crushed limestone from the nearby quarry was heated in the kiln to make whitewash. Evergreen trees and birches form...
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A Pit at the "Klondike" Granite Quarry

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a quarry with water at the bottom. Caption reads: "A Pit at the 'Klondike' Granite Quarry, Berlin, Wis."
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View of Quarry from Cemetery

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Description: Partially colorized view looking down at a quarry. On the other side of the quarry is the town of Berlin, with dwellings and commercial buildings. Caption ...
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Stone Quarry

Date: 1908
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a stone quarry. Caption reads: "Eau Claire, Wis." and "Stone Quarry."
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Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: A workman is standing on the platform of a wooden derrick at the granite quarry. A two-story wood frame building is behind the derrick. Large granite block...
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Montello Granite Works

Date: 1906
Description: Charles Richter, second from left, poses in front of a building at the top of the Montello granite quarry. His wife stands at the front of the group, weari...
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Stone Quarry

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Description: View of a stone quarry next to a river. Tracks are leading into an arched entrance. Caption reads: "Stone Quarry, So. Germantown, Wis."
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The Bucyrus Company

Date: 02 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "The Bucyrus Co., South Milwaukee, Wis." A factory and headquarters with railroad tracks on the left. From Wikipedia "Bucyrus-Erie was...

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