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| Date: | 10 1869 |
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| Description: | The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Men building a culvert on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Westerm railway. In the background both horses and oxen teams are being used. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Construction of a railroad bridge on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. A set of railroad tracks is in the foreground, running along the s... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | De Pere lock on the Fox River with a construction crew at work. This is the only wooden lock on the Fox River. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Demolished building with a group of men standing on the rubble. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Group of barn raising participants posed in front of the structure in progress. |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | View of excavation for the Lathrop residence, home of William H. Lathrop. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved road towards construction workers at the site of the new city hall. William Waters, architect. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Bridge carpenters and other workmen with a winch constructing a railroad trestle over a wooded valley. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of men standing near the wooden steps of a building. Caption reads: "Left to Right: Anton Friedl, Frank Hessman, Wm. Gerke, Julius S... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Indoor group portrait of male employees at the Starck Manufacturing Company. Caption reads: "In 1893, Mr. John H. Findorff became a member of the Starck Mf... |
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