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Albany Branch House

Date: 11 05 1924
Description: Automobile and trucks are parked alongside the International Harvester branch building in Albany. A sign painted on the upper side of the building reads, "...
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Nenana Native American Mission

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Description: View of a group portrait before a Nenana Mission in a phase of construction.
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Excavation for McCormick Twine Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Men use teams of horses to excavate a lot to be used as the site for the future McCormick Twine Mill.
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Man with Cement Mixer

Date: 1953
Description: A man uses an International RF-190 series truck with a cement mixer platform body while parked in front of a partially built structure.
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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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University of Wisconsin Dormitory Construction

Date: 09 30 1957
Description: Construction site of the University of Wisconsin Holt dormitory on Elm Drive.
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Indigenous Men Build Hospital

Date: 11 10 1942
Description: Without nails, wire or rope, indigenous men build a large structure for an American hospital unit headed by Major Stanley Hollenbeck of Milwaukee, Wisconsi...
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Trade Show Home

Date: 04 03 1957
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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Barn Raising

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Description: Barn raising, showing the stone foundation and timbers stacked in a pile in the foreground. A smaller building is on the left behind the tower support for ...
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Barn Raising

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Description: Group of men working on a barn raising, showing some of the workers up on the frame securing the timbers, and other workers carrying more timbers into posi...
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Workmen Building a Shed

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Description: Photographic postcard of workmen posing with a partially built shed or corn crib. One man in sitting on the roof timbers. Two wagons with lumber are parked...
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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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Construction Site; Third Power House

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Description: Outdoor view of men working at a construction site. Identified as the construction of the third powerhouse which also entailed moving the second powerhouse...
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Construction of the Powerhouse in Hatfield

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Description: Outdoor view of the construction of a large building on top of a dam. Location identified as the construction of the powerhouse on the canal in Hatfield.
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Construction of the Hatfield Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view across rushing water towards a construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield Dam, looking northwest.
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Pipes at the Dam Construction Site

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Description: Outdoor view of a construction site of large pipes and other building materials. Identified as the construction site of the powerhouse at the Hatfield dam ...
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Hatfield Dam Construction

Date: 1907
Description: View of the construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield dam in 1907.
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Rock Crusher at the Hatfield Dam

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Description: View of machinery at a dam construction site. Identified as the rock crusher at the construction of the Hatfield dam.

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