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Loading Rock from Quarry

Date: 1894
Description: Men loading rock from Saddle Mound quarry onto a St. Paul Railroad flat car.
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Tanks at Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 09 26 1928
Description: Tanks at Hydraulics Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street, before moving, taken from west on cribbing, at the University of Wisconsin.
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Train Wreck

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Corliss. A large crowd of men are watching as a Bucyrus crane is lifting a car b...
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Commander Attilio Gatti at Pier

Date: 10 1947
Description: Original caption reads: "Loading Gatti-Hallicrafter Expedition equipment, including 8 International trucks on the 'S.S. Pilgrim' at the American South Afri...
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Green Bay Harbor

Date: 1938
Description: View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,...
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President Roosevelt and Governor Heil

Date: 09 19 1942
Description: Governor Julius Heil with his back to the camera shakes the hand of President Franklin Roosevelt who was on a surprise visit to Milwaukee for a tour of the...
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Crane Lifting Logs at Logging Camp

Date: 1904
Description: At Hein's logging camp, a crane mounted on a railroad train lifts logs onto a flatbed railway car. Other logs are stacked on the snowy ground. A number of ...
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Ship Building

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Description: A crane lowers a beam onto the frame of a boat. Workers can be seen standing along the top of the vessel and scaling a ladder. Construction equipment and m...
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Construction of the Stern of a Ship

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Description: A man wearing a hardhat stands on scaffolding at the stern of a ship under construction. Beams and other shipbuilding material can be seen scattered around...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: View from shoreline of a crane lifting machinery to workers at the top of the bridge during construction. Words on the crane reads, "Stevens Brothers and S...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: The entrance to the bridge during construction. A worker works on the side of the bridge on the right. Other workers in the middle of the bridge lay boards...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: Two cranes and a car at the bridge construction site. Several workers work on carving out the road at the edge of the river.
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Ice Storm Aftermath

Date: 03 1975
Description: "Crews begin the cleanup after the ice storm."
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International Trucks Alaska Highway Ad

Date: 1943
Description: Advertisement for International trucks featuring a color illustration of men working with an excavator and an International dump truck on the Alcan Highway...
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Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) and Florida Congressman Young tour the destruction at the World Trade Center with an FBI guide a few days after...
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Delivery Truck Parked in Front of City Skyline and Ships

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of an International Harvester model MA-1500 Metro delivery truck is parked on a bridge overlooking a body of water and a city skyline, likely...
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Derailed Locomotive

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards men standing and watching machinery clearing train wreckage.
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White House

Date: 1950
Description: View across street of the White House from the north side. A small crane stands in front of the building, while scaffolding is on the roof. The top of the ...
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Loading Cargo Into An Airplane

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Description: Motor being loaded onto an airplane.
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D-Line Model 1100-D

Date: 1969
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man standing with a 1/2 ton D-Line Model 1100-D 4x4 pickup. In the background a crane is loading an International Payhauler. Ro...

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