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Barn Raising

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Description: Barn raising. The foundation is constructed from local fieldstone or "pudding stone," found in the nearby fields. A large group of men are is posing holdin...
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Steam Shovel Excavation

Date: 08 28 1929
Description: Steam shovel operators excavate for the construction of the Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium boiler house at 1202 Northport Drive.
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Hillside School Construction

Date: 1932
Description: Construction of the Hillside, part of the Taliesin Complex. Building debris is piled in front of the building, probably material from the Hillside Home Sch...
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World Trade Center Onlookers

Date: 1969
Description: A man and a woman (with a beehive hairstyle) observe the construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Framework of the World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Detail of the framework of the World Trade Center during construction.
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Construction Workers at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers with hard hats at the World Trade Center.
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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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Republican House Grounds

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the birthplace of the Republican Party, located on the Republican House grounds.
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Main Office at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Construction workers posing during construction of the main office at the Wisconsin River dam site.
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Main Office at Dam Site

Date: 04 14 1911
Description: Completed two-story wood frame main office building at the site of the Wisconsin River dam.
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Construction of Power Engine and Boilers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 1911
Description: Workmen pose during construction of the temporary steam power plant at the Prairie du Sac dam. These engines provided electric power for the construction ...
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Pile Drivers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Looking west over the Wisconsin River at the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle built for construction of the dam. Two pile drivers are seen in the a...
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Trailer at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: Tishman trailer at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker at the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers and Supplies

Date: 1969
Description: Several construction workers at World Trade Center construction site.
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Crane at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Crane at the World Trade Center construction site.
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Businessmen Watch Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Several businessmen converse with each other while observing the World Trade Center construction.
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Construction Progress near World Trade Center Towers

Date: 1969
Description: Perspective from the ground looking up at the progression of the construction of buildings near the World Trade Center Towers.
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Construction Trailer

Date: 1969
Description: Construction trailer and surrounding construction debris.
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Two Men Watching Construction

Date: 1969
Description: View from the back of two men watching the construction of the World Trade Center.

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