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Workers Erecting Billboard

Date: 1955
Description: Construction workers erecting a billboard for Hines Lumber using a crane mounted on the back of an International heavy-duty truck. The billboard is sitting...
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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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Crawler Crane and Drag Bucket — Double Exposure

Date: 1955
Description: Double exposure of a drag bucket digging dirt in a field.
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 1955
Description: View across Mifflin Street, towards Madison City Hall as it is being demolished. On the street women are walking around the construction to get to the side...

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