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Barn Raising

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Description: A work crew raising the bents of a barn framing system using pike poles. A valley is in the background beyond the hill where the barn is being constructed.
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Installing a Top Plate for a Barn

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Description: Dahl took a series of pictures of barn raisings, one of many community activities he photographed. Here the crew is installing a top plate on the side wall...
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Constructing a Railroad Trestle

Date: 1885
Description: Bridge carpenters and other workmen with a winch constructing a railroad trestle over a wooded valley.
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Man Operating TD-25

Date: 1972
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man operating a TD-25 on the side of a hill. There is a valley in the background. Vecellio and Grogan, Inc., workin...
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Men Operating Pay Haulers and Pay Loader

Date: 1972
Description: Elevated view of men operating Pay Haulers and a Pay Loader at the top of a hill. Vecellio and Grogan, Inc., working on highway project cutting four and on...
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Three men are working on the top of the mill building. There is no roof, and the logs are not filled in or chinked. The road curves from the left in the ba...

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