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Men on Scaffolding at Montello School House

Date: 1896
Description: Group of men posing in front of and on the scaffolding surrounding the Montello School House. The building was completed in 1896.
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Building at Highlander

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Description: Two men working on the construction of a building at Highlander Folk School.
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Ground Breaking At Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish

Date: 07 18 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor, in vestments, turning the first shovel of dirt for the building that will contain the parish auditorium and six classrooms on t...
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Madison Vocational School Addition Cornerstone

Date: 05 08 1950
Description: The cornerstone for the million-dollar four-story addition to the Madison Vocational School was laid at the corner of North Carroll and West Dayton Streets...
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Edgewood Elementary School Groundbreaking

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Participating in the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new elementary school building on the Edgewood campus are left to right, foreground: Mother Evelyn Mot...
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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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St. James School Groundbreaking

Date: 06 15 1958
Description: Rev. Louis Scheuring, pastor of St. James' Catholic Church, breaking ground for the new school after blessing the ground. Five altar boys assist Fr. Scheur...
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Orchard Ridge School

Date: 07 21 1958
Description: Alec McDonnell and Charles Brewer, two future students of the new Orchard Ridge Elementary School, pause on their bicycles to check the progress of the fir...
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Construction Crew

Date: 1907
Description: A work crew, and a young boy, posing outdoors at the construction site of the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy.
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Winnebago County Agricultural School Progress

Date: 1907
Description: Work crew, and a young boy, posing in front and on top of the half-finished Winnebago Agricultural School. A large pile of bricks is to the right of the bu...
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Winnebago County Agricultural School Construction

Date: 1907
Description: Three-quarter view of front and side of the almost-completed Winnebago School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy. Construction workers are on the building...
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Madison's Hawthorne School Addition

Date: 05 04 1961
Description: View of the two-story, eight classroom addition to the Hawthorne School at 3344 Concord Avenue under construction.
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Edgewood Villa Fire

Date: 1893
Description: Group of people standing near two buildings which burned in 1893. In the center background is Edgewood Villa, a home purchased by Governor C.C. (Cadwallade...
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New Samuel Gompers Elementary School

Date: 09 19 1960
Description: Tim Garske (age 6), 1332 Monica Lane, points to the new Samuel Gompers Elementary School under construction at 1502 Wyoming Way on the northeast side of Ma...
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Eighth Graders Building Blacksmith Shop

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Description: A book is opened to a photograph of children working around the exterior of a building, while two men are looking on. Photograph is captioned: "Eighth grad...

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