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Railroad Construction Crew

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Railroad construction crew working on a Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, looking west up the 400 and 500 blocks of East Wilson Street.
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Railroad Construction Crew

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Construction crew working on a Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, looking northwest along the 100 block of South Blair Street.
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Hand Car Shop

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Description: Two men stand in front of the Hand Car Shop, which was built in 1916.
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I-30 Tractor with Hough Shovel Digging Gravel

Date: 06 18 1935
Description: Commonwealth Edison worker using a McCormick-Deering I-30 industrial tractor with a loader to scoop gravel off of a city street. The loader was manufacture...
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AAA Tow Truck

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: Benjamin Knotts and a representative of Schultz Tire and Battery Service, with a Schultz tow truck parked in front of the office of the Wisconsin Division ...
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Cave-in on Monona Avenue

Date: 11 19 1933
Description: Cave-in on Monona Avenue, caused by water main leak, looking towards Wisconsin State Capitol. View shows automobiles parked in the street, and the State Ba...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1906
Description: Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ...
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Railroad Track Clean-up

Date: 1910
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive #2035 and a work train on a track clean-up assignment. Locomotive #102 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 18...
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Railroad Repair Work

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Description: Group of men repairing railroad track near Racine.
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Packard Auto

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees of Packard Auto in front of the service department office with a parked automobile.
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Johnson's Garage

Date: 1931
Description: Two men stand on either side of a truck in front of Johnson's Garage, operated by W.E. Johnson. Johnson's Garage was an International Harvester dealership ...
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Kilbourntown House

Date: 1952
Description: Benjamin Church House in Estabrook Park, operated as a museum by the Milwaukee County Historical Society. House is at a three-quarter angle to the viewer. ...
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Snow Removal using McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: Rear view of a man plowing a snow-covered city street with a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor. There is a railing on the right.
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Industrial 10-20 Tractor Removing Snow

Date: 12 21 1925
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to remove snow from the street in front of the International Harvester building.
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"Cemetery Vandalism Shown"

Date: 11 07 1949
Description: Robert Higgins, assistant caretaker of Holy Cross cemetery, is shown attempting to repair the damage caused by vandals. About 12 small monuments near the ...
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Man Driving Steamroller

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Description: A man is sitting at the wheel of a long steamroller parked in a gravel lot with a brick building in the background.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 22 1951
Description: Derby cars are checked prior to the race at the Soap Box Derby Shellubrication Station at 140 and 144 East Gorham Street.
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Road Construction with Titan Tractor

Date: 1913
Description: A man operating a tractor with road roller on a small town street. The tractor may be a Titan 30-60.
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A.C. Hanold Store

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior of the "General Merchandise - A.C. Hanold groceries" and the "garage and auto livery." A man stands outside the store.
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International Truck at Sohio Service Station

Date: 07 15 1938
Description: An employee of Sohio's Neon Patrol uses a ladder to reach a neon sign to make repairs. An International D-15 truck owned by Sohio is parked in the driveway...

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