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Capitol Dome Construction Crew

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of the crew that constructed the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. The new East Wing is visible in the background.
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Memorial Union Theatre Construction

Date: 01 10 1939
Description: University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Theatre under construction, showing interior with four men on scaffolding.
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Engine Room, Arcade Manufacturing Co.

Date: 09 26 1933
Description: A.H. Hubbell Company workers build a "Complete Plibrico Jointless Firebrick Lining" brick wall around a boiler in the engine room at Arcade Manufacturing C...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 01 02 1929
Description: Interior view of first floor lobby with construction debris and some tile work completed on the floor. In the background a man is standing on a ladder near...
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 10 22 1929
Description: Workmen inside a new corridor addition under construction in the State Bank of Wisconsin, 1 West Main Street.
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 10 22 1929
Description: Workers posing on the balcony of the State Bank of Wisconsin addition under construction, 1 West Main Street.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 07 07 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking southeast. A man is standing in the foreground with his back towards the camera, and another man (o...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 09 04 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, from the interior roof looking down toward the stage.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, from upper balcony. A man looking up at the ceiling rafters is standing on top of scaffolding in the ...
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Orpheum Theatre Under Construction

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: Orpheum Theatre under construction, located at 216 State Street, from upper balcony with two men standing on the scaffolding on the left.
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Johnson Wax Building

Date: 1935
Description: Tapered columns in the Johnson Wax Building during construction. Workmen are working on scaffolding built around one of the columns. The building was desig...
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McCormick-Deering TracTractor

Date: 1935
Description: Men using a McCormick-Deering TracTractor (crawler tractor) on a construction project, possibly a tunnel.
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Construction of State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Interior of State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. Image shows bricks used in the building and workers.
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Dining Room at Power Dam Camp

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Power dam construction workers pausing during a meal in the camp dining room. Oil lamps are hanging from the ceiling; overhead electric lights are also ins...
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St. Raphael Cathedral Remodeling

Date: 09 08 1953
Description: Carpenters install a four-story wall to close off the front of the St. Raphael's sanctuary during the remodeling project that will rebuild the sanctuary an...
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I.W. Acker

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Description: Tintype portrait (slightly tinted) of Isaac Wagner Acker (left) and an unidentified individual. Acker was born in 1837 in Whetstone, Crawford County, Ohio....
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United Givers

Date: 09 11 1954
Description: Three construction workers are dressed in white work clothes while working with sponges, pails, and a scaffold, and standing by an open window. They includ...
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Construction Work at the Osborne Works

Date: 1910
Description: Four men are lifting a large piece of beam during the construction of a factory building, most likely at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There is ...
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Village Office

Date: 08 1998
Description: "Theresa Village Clerk, Patti Hilker, posed in a much-needed building addition at the Village Office."
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Trade Show Home

Date: 04 03 1957
Description: Elevated view of demonstration “ranch” type frame residence under construction within an auditorium, presumably in Milwaukee, for some type of trade show. ...

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