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Frank Lloyd Wright Monitoring Building Site

Date: 1937
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright, monitoring the construction and testing of load-bearing pylons for the Johnson Wax Building.
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Home-Built Heath

Date: 1932
Description: Ray and Carl Breecher's Heath parasol monoplane while still under construction in their father's garage. Despite extensive modification, the plane crashed ...
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Consulting Blueprints at an International Harvester Dealership

Date: 09 27 1937
Description: Two men consulting a set of plans as part of a store modernization project at an International Harvester dealership.
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New Farmer's Mutual Building

Date: 07 18 1935
Description: New Farmer's Mutual (now American Family) building at 312 Wisconsin Avenue under construction. Signboards in front read, in part: "New Home for Farmers Mut...
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Residing House 412 W. Mifflin Street

Date: 10 22 1934
Description: View from street of the workers re-siding a house at 412 W. Mifflin Street. An automobile is parked in front of the garage on the left, and there is a neig...
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Evansville Overhead Road Under Construction

Date: 08 21 1931
Description: View from the west down two sets of railroad tracks towards men working on the Evansville overhead road which is under construction.
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Workmen on Railroad Viaduct

Date: 07 27 1931
Description: Group portrait of workmen in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad viaduct (Olin Avenue - US Highway 12) that is under construction.
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UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building at 1513 University Avenue under construction. Men are working on the steel framework. A mas...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 09 02 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building under construction with steel framework visible, 1513 University Avenue, looking northeast.
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Jacobs I Residence

Date: 1937
Description: Front elevation of the Herbert Jacobs Residence known as Jacobs I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. A car is parked in the carport.
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Jacobs I Residence

Date: 1937
Description: Rear elevation of Herbert Jacobs residence known as Jacobs I, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during its construction.
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Herbert Jacobs Residence I

Date: 1937
Description: Side elevation of Herbert Jacobs Residence I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. There are open fields surrounding the structure. Constru...
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Herbert Jacobs Residence I

Date: 1937
Description: Side elevation of Herbert Jabobs Residence I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. Several of the neighboring houses can be seen behind the...
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Construction of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread." In the foreground are the walls and steps of the swimming pool and the rear elevation of th...
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Workmen working on the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was completed in 1937.
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Construction of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was completed in 1937.
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Concrete columns and steel I-beams used in the construction of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building...
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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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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Interior of the main lobby of the Johnson Wax Building during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Construction of the Johnson Wax Building.

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