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Capitol Theatre Construction

Date: 05 02 1927
Description: View of Madison businesses on Henry Street, with steel frame construction of the Capitol Theatre in the background.
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Excavation for New York City Subway

Date: 1925
Description: View looking down at workers at work below street level, with cranes and International trucks excavating area for the future New York City subway. On the r...
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Workers Load Dirt into International Heavy-Duty Truck

Date: 1929
Description: Workers are looking on as a Bucyrus Erie excavating crane is loading dirt into the bed of an International heavy-duty dump truck.
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Construction Workers Excavating for NYC Subway

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: Workers are removing dirt for the construction of the New York City subway with a Bucyrus shovel loader and an International truck. The workers are below s...
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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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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north with steam shovel. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, and Holy ...
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Man Standing on Scaffolding

Date: 05 1926
Description: A man stands on makeshift scaffolding while hammering a nail into a door awning. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extens...
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International Harvester Demonstration Farm

Date: 1920
Description: Wooden scaffolding surrounds a silo on an International Harvester demonstration farm. A barn stands next to the silo, painted with a sign that says: "Inter...
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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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New and Old School Building

Date: 1924
Description: The new school building during construction, next to the old school building, which has a bell tower on the roof. A man works in the yard on the left near ...
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Old and New School Building

Date: 1924
Description: Children play on makeshift seesaws created from construction materials outside the old schoolhouse.
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Bridge Construction

Date: 1924
Description: Winter view of new poured concrete bridge supports and scaffolding in a wooded ravine along Sheridan Road.
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New Bridge Across the Wisconsin River

Date: 10 1927
Description: View along shoreline of construction of the New Free bridge. Men work on and below the wooden bridge, which is partially constructed. A crane is on the bri...
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View of the Combination Building

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of the building under construction, with two men working on the side of the log building on wooden scaffolds. This is probably on the site of...
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"Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ" Construction

Date: 1925
Description: A view of the Circus Maximus set under construction for the 1925 film "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ." Scaffolding and piles of dirt are around the set.
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Man with Construction Truck

Date: 03 10 1928
Description: A man is standing at the front of a construction truck with his thumbs hooked in the beltloops of his pants. There are large rocks in the bed of the truck....
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Delivery Truck

Date: 05 03 1928
Description: View across street towards the driver's side of a delivery truck parked along a curb. The sign painted on the truck reads: "Marion Coal & Supply Co."
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Truck Making Delivery to Construction Site

Date: 08 23 1928
Description: View towards a truck parked near a house, with a man sitting in the driver's seat. The side yard is a construction site. A man is working in the yard among...

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