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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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Rock Quarry on Blackhawk Bluff

Date: 06 13 1913
Description: Workmen and machinery at the quarry on Blackhawk Bluff. The gravel was used in construction of the power dam.
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Mining with T-20 with Bulldozer

Date: 1938
Description: Worker using an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in a mining operation. Original caption states: "owned by Possum Hollow Coal Company. Building ...
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Flat Cars Outside Ohio Mine

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: Two men standing next to mining cars near the opening of the Beam & Merritt mine as an International PA-50 power unit is installed.
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Story and McDade Coal Mine Operation

Date: 01 19 1938
Description: Men and ponies standing near a building and carts on railroad tracks at the Story & McDade coal mine. The mine operation was powered by an International PA...
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International PA-50 Power Unit

Date: 11 04 1937
Description: A man operates machinery powered by an International PA-50 power unit owned by Starbuck Construction Company.
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Teams of Horses

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Description: Many teams of horses placing machinery on Palmer Mountain, climbing to 4,291 feet above sea level. Caption reads: "Placing Machinery on Palmer Mountain, Lo...
Book or Pamphlet

Road Construction Equipment Catalog

Date: 1935
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for road construction equipment. Includes illustrations of a crawler tractor and a road grader. The road grader is likely e...
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Soldiers with Wreckage

Date: 1958
Description: Soldiers of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution stand next to a pile of wreckage in a rural area holding guns.
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: View from shoreline of a crane lifting machinery to workers at the top of the bridge during construction. Words on the crane reads, "Stevens Brothers and S...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: Two cranes and a car at the bridge construction site. Several workers work on carving out the road at the edge of the river.
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Military Laundry

Date: 11 30 1943
Description: Elevated view of the Rough Raider Squadron Laundry, serving 100 customers a day. Eight soldiers can be seen, some working, some watching, and one soldier c...
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Ice Harvesting Machine

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Description: A man stands near an ice harvesting machine on a lake. A label on the machine reads: "Wisconsin." There is open water behind him, and in the far background...
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Man Standing on Raft with Machinery

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Description: A man is standing on a raft in the water near a shoreline. There is machinery on the raft, and a pipe runs from the machinery up the steep shoreline. Four ...
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Men at Quarry with Horses and Trucks

Date: 06 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of a quarry. Two men in the center are standing behind teams of four horses pulling equipment. Behind them are men posing in trucks parked at...
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Summer Weed Cleaning of Monona Bay

Date: 06 16 2015
Description: View from pier towards a young woman wearing sunglasses operating an aquatic weed harvester, moving in close to the pier and the rocky shoreline. Trees and...
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Truck for Laying Asphalt

Date: 10 01 1928
Description: A man is standing at the front of a truck parked on a ramp. Further back on the right a group of men are working laying asphalt with large machinery. A gro...
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Norris Dam

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam.
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Greenwood Mills and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 1879
Description: Slightly elevated view across a river toward a large building with Greenwood Mills written on the side. The mill is reflected in the river in the foregroun...
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Steam Drill

Date: 1910
Description: Steam drill at work in quarry at Montello Granite Co. A man is standing on the right operating the drill. There are ladders against the stone cliff in the ...

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