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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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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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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Steeplejacks Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, in the cap, repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. The photograph was...
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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Close-up of Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, wearing the cap, steeplejacks repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. P...
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Roofing the Tenney Building

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Four men laying Novoid Corkboard on the roof of the Tenney Building, located at 110 East Main Street.
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International Pickup Truck

Date: 1959
Description: Men working around an International pickup truck parked at a construction site. The truck, possibly a B-120 or B-130, was owned by Carson Contractors.
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Construction Workers at Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Workers during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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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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Launch Towing Barge-Load of Pilings to Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: A gasoline-powered launch tows a barge loaded with log pilings on the Wisconsin River to the Prairie du Sac dam site. Workmen drive the launch and guide th...
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Work on East End of Power Dam

Date: 05 09 1912
Description: Men with shovels working downstream from the east abutment, while other men are looking on.
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Model S Motor Truck and Excavator

Date: 07 11 1926
Description: A shovel, or excavator loads dirt into an International Model S truck. The text on the wooden cab of the shovel appears to read: "Marion Shovel - Model 21"...
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Framework of a Barn

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Description: Four men work on the framework of a barn.
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WPA at Work

Date: 05 18 1936
Description: A Works Progress Administration (WPA) crew at work laying a stone terrace in Stevens Point.
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Armory Gymnasium Annex Demolition

Date: 1956
Description: Gymnasium annex undergoing demolition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is on the left. Three men are working...
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Armory Gymnasium Annex Demolition

Date: 1956
Description: Gymnasium annex undergoing demolition near Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A man is working in the lower center of t...
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T-20 and Sideboom

Date: 1937
Description: Workers lay a pipeline in a field using an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor) and sideboom. Original caption states: "Jones & Hannahan."
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Sewer Pipe Installation with Hough Payloader

Date: 1947
Description: A crew of men laying sewer pipe with a Hough payloader. Original caption states: "Hough Payloader laying sewer pipe sections weighing 200 lbs each. Equipme...
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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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Construction of Schuette Bros. Store

Date: 1901
Description: Construction crew raising a brick building. The structure is entirely surrounded by scaffolding. A large stone piece is being hoisted into place while a wo...
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Foundation For House

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of construction workers placing rebar in the foundation of a house in preparation for concrete to be poured.

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