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| Date: | 11 20 1963 |
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| Description: | A three-year-old poses with a man-sized shovel of soil during a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new preschool. Behind him is a large steam shovel. |
| Date: | 03 1936 |
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| Description: | Grouping of houses in the Greendale suburb of Milwaukee, which are shown during the construction phase. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of west side of N. Water Street between E. Buffalo and E. Chicago Streets, featuring the Joys Building, with a contruction area in foreground... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | East Water Street at Wisconsin Avenue. City Hall is in the background. At the left is the Waldheim and Company Department Store of 407-411 East Water Stree... |
| Date: | 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction of the new building, at Sixth Street and Highland Avenue. The downtown can be seen in the background, including the Schlitz c... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the street and construction site outside of the Plankinton House hotel and various storefronts. Along the street and sidewalks are horse-d... |
| Date: | 07 04 1944 |
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| Description: | Band, in full regalia, playing tubas, clarinets and trumpets as well as other instruments, outside at a Fourth of July parade. There is a brick building in... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | A sketch of an aspect of the waterworks. Text reads "Typical PFT "Downes" Floating Cover Installation." |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | A planning sketch of the sewage disposal plant. |
| Date: | 06 1937 |
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| Description: | A planning sketch of the sewage treatment site. The sketch is signed "A Deimel" and dated "June 1936." The text at the bottom of the sketch reads "Sewage T... |
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| Description: | Rocks placed to control the flow of Dale Creek. A house is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as a study of the water drainage in ear... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Men working on the construction site for Stationary Engine Test Building #24 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a cleared section of land for a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Other industrial buildings an... |
| Date: | 05 18 1911 |
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| Description: | A man uses a horse-drawn wagon to transport building materials on a construction site at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Men are clearin... |
| Date: | 04 20 1911 |
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| Description: | Men clearing ground at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory for the addition of a six-story machine shop. |
| Date: | 04 03 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of demonstration “ranch” type frame residence under construction within an auditorium, presumably in Milwaukee, for some type of trade show. ... |
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| Description: | A wagon is being raised or lowered at a construction site. The wagon has chains looped around the axle of each wheel as a man below signals directions. He ... |
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| Description: | A construction site with a view of the excavated foundation and the street level. At the street level are buildings, people, and horse-drawn wagons. One ma... |
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| Description: | A construction site with a view of the excavated foundation and the street level. At the street level are buildings, people, a crane, construction shacks, ... |
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| Description: | A construction site with a view of the excavated foundation and the street level. At the street level are buildings, people, a crane, construction shacks, ... |
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