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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Big Horn Ditch Head Gate

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Description: The head gate at the Big Horn Ditch on the Crow Reservation in northeast Wyoming. Men are working with cranes near a tent with a chimney spewing out smoke.
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International Harvester Earthmover at Phoenix Proving Ground

Date: 1953
Description: International Harvester 27-75 earthmover being demonstrated in front of a grandstand at International Harvester's Phoenix Proving Ground. Opened in 1947, t...
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Man Operating Russell Grader

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: A man operates a grader marked "Russell Motor Patrol No.3" on a rural road.
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Uniformed Men with International Trucks

Date: 1944
Description: Uniformed men sit on top of International crawler tractors equipped with bulldozer blades in an area of brush with hills in the background. An internationa...
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Military Men on Lunch Break

Date: 1944
Description: Soldiers sitting on the ground under the shade of a tree to eat lunch. Construction equipment, including an International crawler tractor, is in the backgr...
Book or Pamphlet

McCormick-Deering T-20 and TA-40 TracTracTor Brochure

Date: 1936
Description: Cover of a brochure for McCormick-Deering T-20 and TA-40 TracTracTors (crawler tractors), "For Heavy loads — For Steep Slopes — For Soft Soils."
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Construction Work

Date: 06 15 1926
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor and a Monarch loader to do construction work, possibly irrigation, in a field. Pieces of pipe lie on the groun...
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Dredge Winneconne

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Description: View across water of the dredge "Winneconne" on the Fox River canal. Although undated the photograph was probably taken during the 1940s. The "Winneconne"...
Book or Pamphlet

International TracTracTors Brochure

Date: 1937
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure titled "Dirt-Moving with International TracTracTors." Includes the text: "Money-Making Power for Bulldozers, Bullgraders, ...
Book or Pamphlet

TD-40 Heavy Duty Diesel TracTracTor Brochure

Date: 1937
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for a TD-40 TracTracTor (crawler tractor). Features a photograph of a man operating a TD-40 among wild vegetation near a t...
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Field Preparation for Cranberry Marsh

Date: 08 08 1922
Description: A man is sitting on the back of a Kissel truck using machinery to dredge a field. The field was being cleared in order to prepare it for use as a cranberry...
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International Dump Truck and Shovel at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Men use shovel to load boulder pieces, removed from the walls of Black Canyon with dynamite, into the back of an International truck during the constructio...
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International S-Series Truck on Job Site

Date: 10 01 1980
Description: An International S-Series truck with a trailer on a dirt road in front of a newly-constructed silo and several barns and farm buildings.
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Building a Railroad Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of an early phase of construction of a railroad bridge. In the background is a body of water, and in the foreground are wooden walkways over ...
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Theresa Library

Date: 08 1989
Description: "A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Theresa's new library."
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Pine Bluff Observatory Site

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: Bulldozers and steam shovels prepare the site for the future University of Wisconsin Observatory site near Pine Bluff.
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Dam Construction

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Description: Men working on the foundation of a building, possibly laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam.

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