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| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A WPA program on the State Fair Grounds. The workers have dug a long trench, and the project probably concerns improved sanitary facilities for the fair, a... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Fair employees use a crane to complete the positioning of the "Forward" statue at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The grandstand can be seen in the ba... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | St. Josaphat's Church in Milwaukee under construction. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Construction workers are posed in front of the partially-built St. Josaphat's Church on scaffolding and wooden steps near large columns. There are two chil... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of west side of N. Water Street between E. Buffalo and E. Chicago Streets, featuring the Joys Building, with a contruction area in foreground... |
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| Description: | Pedestrians on sidewalk. The street is full of rubble and appears to be under repair or construction. Construction workers are also working in the street. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Men at work on a bridge under construction. A sign on a building in the background reads: "Drake Brothers Co." and "Drugs • Oils • Paints." |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Building from across the river, with construction workers working nearby. Signs for the Boston Store and Diamond tires are on the roof, as well as lettered... |
| Date: | 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction of the new building, at Sixth Street and Highland Avenue. The downtown can be seen in the background, including the Schlitz c... |
| Date: | 06 09 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Milwaukee County Court House, with a tree-filled park area in the foreground and the city in the background. There is debris on the roof, ... |
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| Description: | A man is sitting high up on a rafter in a building with a skylight. There is a ladder to his left, and a balcony is behind him. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Men working on the construction site for Stationary Engine Test Building #24 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Two men pose on a water tank on top of Building #43 at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory, while another man hoists building materials from ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Construction crews erecting a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Men are working on the ground and on an exposed ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a cleared section of land for a six-story machine shop at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Other industrial buildings an... |
| Date: | 05 18 1911 |
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| Description: | A man uses a horse-drawn wagon to transport building materials on a construction site at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory. Men are clearin... |
| Date: | 04 20 1911 |
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| Description: | Men clearing ground at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works factory for the addition of a six-story machine shop. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Construction worker at a conference on economic problems at the Milwaukee Public Library. The subject is Albert Pearson. |
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