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Unitarian Church's Work Day

Date: 1950
Description: People gather around a table of food for the First Unitarian Society's "Work Day". The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and some of the construc...
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Red Dot Foods Inc. Construction Site

Date: 09 10 1945
Description: Elevated view of a Findorff truck and earthmover standing ready to excavate for an addition to the Red Dot Foods Incorporated potato chip factory, 1441 Eas...
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 09 02 1930
Description: State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. Side view, with Castle & Doyle dump truck.
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Steam Shovel Excavation

Date: 08 28 1929
Description: Steam shovel operators excavate for the construction of the Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium boiler house at 1202 Northport Drive.
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 03 01 1927
Description: Capitol Theatre, 211 State Street, under construction. American Bridge Co. on beams, and an Esser's City Market delivery truck.
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International Trucks Used in Excavation

Date: 1929
Description: Three International HS-54(?) dump trucks haul dirt from an excavation site. The trucks were owned by R.J. Blackburn, Inc. and Arrow Hauling Co., Inc.
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Loading Stones into a Truck

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Description: Members of the First Unitarian Society loading stones at a quarry to be used in the construction of the Meeting House. The building was designed by Frank L...
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Halavo Seaplane Base

Date: 1943
Description: Men of the 34th Construction Battalion of Seabees work around a boat dock using an International TD-9 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) at Halavo Seaplane Base...
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Hagen Materials Company Truck

Date: 1947
Description: A man stacks building materials on the bed of an International KBS-5 truck with a 159-inch wheelbase owned by the Hagen Materials Company. The truck is par...
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Erdman Prefab I

Date: 1956
Description: Rear view of the Eugene & Mary Van Tamelen House, 5817 Anchorage Avenue, an example of Erdman #1, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed prefabricated home marketed...
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Hospital Construction

Date: 07 17 1950
Description: Wisconsin General hospital, located at 1300 University Avenue, is shown during the construction of the front and double wing expansion. The framework for t...
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Elevated View of Clark Street

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view north along Clark Street with pedestrians, street cars, trucks and automobiles. Lincoln Park is on the right; the Belden Stratford Hotel is o...
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Breaking Ground for Christ Presbyterian Church

Date: 05 14 1961
Description: Breaking ground for the new Christ Presbyterian Church are John Wimberly, son of the pastor, and Miss Minnie Winifred Hastings, 420 S. Brooks Street, a lon...
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Scout II at Job Site

Date: 1971
Description: Man driving Scout II at job site.
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Lincoln-Ford Fordson Tow Truck

Date: 1921
Description: View from street of the Lincoln-Ford Fordson tow truck, with "authorized service" printed on the tow truck arm. On the cab of the tow truck is a line drawi...
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New Lake View School

Date: 05 04 1961
Description: Exterior northeast view of Madison's newly built Lake View School on North Sherman Avenue. It will house 14 classrooms, two kindergartens, an all-purpose r...
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15-30 Tractor for Power at Contruction Site

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: A group of men are working at a construction site near a dump truck. There is a tractor in the foreground providing belt-driven power. In the background on...
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Truck Making Delivery to Construction Site

Date: 08 23 1928
Description: View towards a truck parked near a house, with a man sitting in the driver's seat. The side yard is a construction site. A man is working in the yard among...
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Norris Dam

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam.
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Norris Dam Under Construction

Date: 1935
Description: An elevated, panoramic view of the construction of the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled.

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