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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair.
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P&H 50-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane at St. Louis Exposition

Date: 1904
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 50-ton type "AN" bridge crane with a 10-ton type "A" trolley with standard a block at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in either t...
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Carp Fishing

Date: 07 1968
Description: Two fisherman pull in a net of carp fish on Lake Winnebago.
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Wisconsin Pavilion Under Construction

Date: 1964
Description: View of the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair under construction. The steel frame of the building is visible behind a sign for Thatcher Construct...
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Tomahawk Ridge Tower

Date: 11 13 1964
Description: Men at work on the new 120-foot tower under construction at Tomahawk Ridge, west of Middleton. Blackhawk Ski club members will have their 18th annual ski j...
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Loading the Boat

Date: 08 1928
Description: Men use a derrick to lift a racing yacht from its trailer, obscured by the derrick's winch, onto the car on the tracks leading to Geneva Lake. The boat was...
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Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 14 1965
Description: A crane is lifting a Class A regatta entry from Wayzata, Minnesota, into Lake Mendota for the six-day Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) regatta.
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Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 08 15 1966
Description: Construction site at Camp Randall Stadium. Trucks, cranes, scaffolding and workers are around the outside of the stadium.
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Men on Loading Crane

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: View across water towards a man in a diving suit on a ladder that is just above the water. A group of men are standing on the dock nearby. A sign on the bu...
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: View across water towards a man standing on a ladder just above the water against the side of a pier. Another man is standing above him.

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