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Steam Locomotive at Fauerbach Brewery

Date: 06 20 1933
Description: Group portrait of eleven workers installing Plibrico Jointless Firebrick in front of a railroad steam locomotive parked beside Fauerbach Brewery. This was ...
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State Office Building, Wilson Street, Construction

Date: 07 02 1930
Description: Basement of State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. Facing East along Wilson showing the Madison Club.
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Roofing the Tenney Building

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Four men laying Novoid Corkboard on the roof of the Tenney Building, located at 110 East Main Street.
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Hydraulics Laboratory Addition

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Men working on the concrete forms for the roof of the addition to the University of Wisconsin hydraulics laboratory, 660 N. Park Street looking north over ...
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Dump Truck

Date: 05 06 1927
Description: "White" dump truck with raised bed. The sign painted on the side of the driver's side door reads: "J. P. Cullen & Son, Contractors."
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Girder Climbing

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Description: Construction workers sitting atop a steel girder placed by a crane, bolting it together at the corners.
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The Fix-it Man

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Description: Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

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Description: Developers, local dignitaries, and other businessmen participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Park Tower Apartments.
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Wisconsin Rotunda at World's Fair

Date: 1964
Description: Construction begins of the Wisconsin Rotunda at the New York World's Fair. Principals of the project are standing in a group, and include Michael Pender, W...
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Construction of the Taliesin Drafting Studio

Date: 1932
Description: Constuction workers working on the construction of the drafting studio at the Taliesin Fellowship Complex. The roof trusses and stone walls are in place. C...
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Carvers Working at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Two stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wiscon...
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International Pickup Truck

Date: 1959
Description: Men working around an International pickup truck parked at a construction site. The truck, possibly a B-120 or B-130, was owned by Carson Contractors.
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Crane at World Trade Center Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Warshaw Construction Corporation crane, during construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Framework of the World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Detail of the framework of the World Trade Center during construction.
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Office at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors at the construction site for the World Trade Center. The construction office has an American flag han...
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Top Construction of World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: The top portion of construction on the World Trade Center, looking past a street lamp post and up into the network of cranes and metal.
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Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: A construction site with a truck manufactured by Winther Motor and Truck Company. A forty foot boom is mounted on the truck. Workers are positioning a stee...
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Construction of City Hall

Date: 1888
Description: View across unpaved road towards construction workers at the site of the new city hall. William Waters, architect.
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Forrer Stone & Supply Co.

Date: 03 24 1945
Description: Exterior of the Forrer Stone & Supply Co., 3232 University Avenue, owned by Henry C. Forrer.
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War Chest Day's Pay Pledge

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Group portrait of Madison Building and Construction Trades workers signing pledge cards to donate one day's pay (about $12) to Madison War Chest campaign.

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