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Madison Fire Station Number 8

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: The nearly completed Madison fire station number 8, 409 North Street. There is a man on the roof holding a rope.
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Madison Housing Authority Project

Date: 11 23 1948
Description: This ceremony at Truax Field signaled the start of construction of the 120-unit apartment project for war veterans by the Madison Housing Authority. Henry ...
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Demolition on Kilbourn Avenue

Date: 04 10 1941
Description: A structure is being demolished on Kilbourn Avenue.
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Jones Island and Manufacturing Area Across Bay

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: From Jones Island, looking across to a manufacturing area with cranes and large piles of coal or coke? In the lower foreground is a bare hill, with old pil...
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Sand Dredging

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Description: Sand dredging equipment surrounded by large piles of sand.
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Man Standing on Sand Dredge

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Description: View looking up towards a man standing at the railing of a dredge smoking a cigarette. A life ring has the name "Diamond Alkali" written on it.
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International DT-466 Diesel Engine Brochure

Date: 1976
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for International DT-466 Midrange Diesel Engines. Includes a photograph of men working at a construction site.
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Men Reconstructing a Barn

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Description: Two horses, several men and two youth stand in front of a stone wall or foundation. The men could be reconstructing a barn after the flood of 1911.
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Plankinton House

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the street and construction site outside of the Plankinton House hotel and various storefronts. Along the street and sidewalks are horse-d...
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Bacteriology Building

Date: 1954
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Bacteriology Building, in process of construction on campus. There are cars in a parking lot in the foreground.
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Birge Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Biology building, under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. View to the south from the front terrace of Bascom Hall (formerly Main ...
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Engineering Building

Date: 1930
Description: Mechanical Engineering Building under construction. A group of construction workers are on the foundation are working near a tower. There is a church steep...
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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Library

Date: 1951
Description: Building under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A small storage area with dirt piles, scattered lumber, and support girders for ...
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International Earthmovers Testing

Date: 1953
Description: Men operate three International Harvester earthmovers at the company's Phoenix Proving Grounds.
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Men are working in different areas on the site. Lake Mendota...
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Men's Dormitory Construction

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lake Mendota shoreline is in the background.
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TD-9 Tractor Removing Flood Debris

Date: 1941
Description: International TD-9 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) lifts dirt into a dump truck. Original caption reads: "An International TD-9 Diesel TracTracTor equipped w...
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International TD-9 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1941
Description: A man operates an International crawler tractor to dig an earthen pit. Original caption reads: "The city of Culver City makes use of the International TD-9...
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International TD-9 Diesel TracTracTor

Date: 1941
Description: Man driving TD-9 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) digging in a pit. Caption on photograph reads: "The city of Culver City makes use of the International TD-9 ...

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