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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 08 01 1928
Description: View looking north from corner of Monona Avenue and Wilson Street of front and side of the building, with workmen finishing the basement level. Automobiles...
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 08 1929
Description: Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue. Men are pouring a cement floor.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north, with steam shovel and other equipment. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. John...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking west. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, Holy Redeemer Rectory,...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 1926
Description: View across W. Johnson Street towards the back side of the Orpheum Theater under construction at 216 State Street. The house beside the theater on the left...
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Building Site

Date: 05 14 1947
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, looking north across South Fairchild at scaffolding for first floor and second floors under co...
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Power House

Date: 1906
Description: Power house during construction.
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Prospect Street

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Description: View down Prospect Street, a dirt road, featuring the construction of a brick corner building. Two men look on from the steps of their home across the str...
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State Historical Society Building During Construction

Date: 03 27 1900
Description: Elevated view over Langdon Street towards the State Historical Society building, which is near completion. Written across the bottom (in reverse): "Mar. 27...
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View across street towards two men standing in front of the Schoelkopf dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue as construction progresses on the three-story...
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Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: Another view of the Schoelkopf construction site at 210 E. Washington Avenue. Two men stand in the street in front, one of whom may be Louis Schoelkopf. Th...
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across unpaved road toward construction workers loading a stone slab onto a horse-drawn wagon during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library...
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Eau Claire Public Library Cornerstone Ceremony

Date: 06 16 1903
Description: View from back of stage toward men sitting in chairs listening to a man standing and speaking at the ceremony at which the cornerstone for the Eau Claire P...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from the rear of the Eau Claire Public Library during its construction. A construction worker stands at the base of a wooden support structure with a ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of group of construction workers lifting stonework into place with a large wooden structure supporting a winch and pulley system during the during the...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Construction workers are laying stone on the facade of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. One man is standing on the first f...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from street toward the partially completed construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. A man is standing and wat...
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Eau Claire Public Library Cornerstone

Date: 06 16 1903
Description: View along the side of library building during its construction. The cornerstone of the Eau Claire Public Library is resting on a wooden platform before it...
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Eau Claire Public Library Cornerstone

Date: 1903
Description: Two men are standing and posing beside the cornerstone of the Eau Claire Public Library. A third man is standing on the far left just above and behind the ...

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