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Construction Workers at Dam Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a group of workers posing on the east bank of the Wisconsin River at the power dam construction site. One man is strumming his shovel like...
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Men with Concrete Mixer

Date: 1915
Description: Two men posing at a construction site with an International stationary engine and concrete mixer. One of the men is wearing a work apron from Botsford Lumb...
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Men Digging for Future Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Three men breaking ground for a silo.
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Man Spreading Cement on Silo Wall

Date: 1915
Description: Man spreading cement on the wall of a silo.
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Two Men at Silo Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: One man is using a hand crank to pull a bucket of earth from the bottom of a pit silo. Another man stands behind him.
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Men Working on Construction of Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Men working on the construction site for a new silo. Three men work in a pit to establish the foundation, and three other men work in the background near a...
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Man Smoothing Walls for Pit Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Man working on the construction of the walls for a pit silo. Original caption reads: "J.G. Haney using gauge for smoothing walls of pit silo."
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Man Smoothing Cement on Silo Walls

Date: 1915
Description: Man using broom head to smooth cement along the walls of pit silo. Another man is working in the foreground.
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Convict Laborers

Date: 1915
Description: A group of convict laborers are wearing striped jumpsuits as they work to construct a road. Railroad tracks run through the foreground and people are stand...
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Construction Work at the Osborne Works

Date: 1915
Description: Several men are standing around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are wheelbarrows filled with building materials and s...

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