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Construction near McCormick Harvesting Co. Office in Chicago

Date: 1890
Description: Construction work in the streets outside the offices of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company located at 212 Market Street. Two horse-drawn wagons and s...
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 10 09 1929
Description: Interior of Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, looking north west.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 08 05 1926
Description: Elevated view of the Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking west. Holy Redeemer Catholic Church is in the background. Caption reads:...
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Construction of State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Interior of State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. Image shows bricks used in the building and workers.
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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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Blue River Township School

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the brick Blue River Township and Grade School under construction. The cost of building was $7,000.
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Mount Hope High School and Grade School Building

Date: 1911
Description: Three-story brick school building under construction. Cost of building was $14,000.
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Panoramic Street View

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Description: Panoramic street view, with small groups of people scattered about, and standing on the sidewalks near buildings lining the unpaved street. On the sides of...
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IH Little Rock Branch House

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: Exterior view of the International Harvester Company Little Rock branch. Automobiles are parked along the street in front of the building. The building app...
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High School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of high school. The sign on the building reads, school - 1911. Construction debris litters the front of the building.
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Public School — Construction

Date: 1922
Description: Construction workers pose at the entrance of the public school during construction.
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Building a Floor

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Description: An employee of Clay Products Association builds a floor in a building under construction. Two men stand on the left near a brick wall.
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Construction Crew and Observers

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crew and observers standing on a scaffold. Trees, a wooden tripod with a block and tackle and the roof of a house are visible in the backgroun...
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Widmer Cheese Factory Chimney

Date: 03 1979
Description: "With the Catholic Church steeple looming in the background, Schuster Construction men work on the Widmer Cheese Factory chimney."
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High School Construction

Date: 1897
Description: View towards front entrance of the partially constructed Senior High School. A man is walking up a board into the open doorway of the school. A horse is st...
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Looking West from Barber Shop

Date: 1913
Description: View down Main Street of businesses along the right side. A young boy stands with a shovel near a pile of gravel near the barbershop, which has a barber's ...
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Bagley

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Description: View from road of a brick building under construction. Five men are posed in front near a pile of bricks. Four men are posed in the window openings on the ...
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Two School Buildings

Date: 1963
Description: Old high school building partly demolished and reflected in the windows of a new school building being constructed.

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