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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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Lafayette County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: View of the Lafayette County Courthouse during construction. The men are placing the last stone into position.
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Ojibwa Canoe Maker

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Description: An Ojibwa man shaping birch bark in a frame during the process of making a canoe.
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Railroad Trestle at Dam Construction

Date: 08 15 1911
Description: Dam site on the Wisconsin river, looking southwest along the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle. The coffer dam and two pile drivers are also visible...
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Concrete Chutes and Forms in Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 10 23 1923
Description: Men working on the concrete chutes and elevated trestle. Iron reinforcing bars protrude from the forms.
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Steel Draft Tubes Showing Outlet in Power House

Date: 11 21 1912
Description: Two workmen standing in the outlet of a steel draft tube in the power house, while other men are working above it. Cars are moving along the elevated trest...
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Men Working on Concrete Forms

Date: 1914
Description: A group of workmen posing while working on concrete forms at the Prairie du Sac dam site. Their position high above the water level affords an expansive up...
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Plankinton House

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the street and construction site outside of the Plankinton House hotel and various storefronts. Along the street and sidewalks are horse-d...
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Construction Site of Dam

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Description: Men working around a small building near the construction site of a dam. Two men are standing on the roof. Houses and other buildings are on a hill in the ...
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Elevated View of Clark Street

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view north along Clark Street with pedestrians, street cars, trucks and automobiles. Lincoln Park is on the right; the Belden Stratford Hotel is o...
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Dump Truck at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: An International dump truck empties its load down the side of a canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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International Truck at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Workers use an International truck to haul building material up and down the dirt roads of a canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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Trucks at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Two International trucks exit a tunnel on a dirt road leading through a canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam. Two men stand on the top of a squ...
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International Trucks Constructing Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Men use International trucks to loads from the cliffs during the construction of the Hoover Dam. One of the men is smoking a cigarette. Two shovels are wor...
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Pouring Lot Sections

Date: 1929
Description: An International truck pours 30-foot sections of a lock.
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Men Digging a Pit

Date: 1907
Description: Several men are standing and posing next to a large pit. The men, dressed in work clothes, are equipped with shovels. There is a truck backed up to the pit...
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Construction Crew

Date: 1907
Description: A work crew, and a young boy, posing outdoors at the construction site of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy.
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Winnebago County Agricultural School Progress

Date: 1907
Description: Work crew, and a young boy, posing in front and on top of the half-finished Winnebago Agricultural School. A large pile of bricks is to the right of the bu...
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Man Using TD-9 for Material Handling

Date: 1949
Description: Man operating a TD-9 with a Hough bucket to load a dump truck.
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McCormick-Deering Earthmover

Date: 06 02 1927
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man operating an earthmover. A hill is in the background.

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