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| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Looking up at the construction of the two towers of the World Trade Center. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Silhouette of a construction worker and construction cranes at the World Trade Center. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A truck with an attached crane manufactured by the Winther Motor and Truck Company. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Truck with attached crane manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory. |
| Date: | 02 22 1955 |
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| Description: | Cherokee Heights School under construction by Fritz Construction Company in Crawford Heights, 4301 Cherokee Drive, looking southeast. |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair. |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | Fair employees use a crane to complete the positioning of the "Forward" statue at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The grandstand can be seen in the ba... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Men are watching as a crane loads part of an International "Jungle Yacht" onto a ship headed for Africa. The "Jungle Yachts" were custom built by Internati... |
| Date: | 06 20 1961 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Madison Gas & Electric Company Blount Street electric power plant. View is across the railroad tracks and includes the power plant, smokes... |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue, in the course of demolition. |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | A crane is used in the demolition of City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 10 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the City County Building under construction. Automobiles are parked in the street and a truck with a semi-trailer is parked in front of a ... |
| Date: | 08 1954 |
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| Description: | Old City Hall being razed with a crane and wrecking ball. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste... |
| Date: | 03 1975 |
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| Description: | The First Methodist Church on Wisconsin Avenue in the process of being razed. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the coal docks on the right, with several ships in the harbor. Caption reads: "Coal Docks, Capacity 100,000 Tons, Two Rivers, W... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background. |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Docks and shanties at Jones Island, with smokestacks and cranes in the background. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Mapleside, a historic home on University Avenue, being demolished. It is the future location of Burger King. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Excavation for bridge column footings for the Mirror Lake Bridge. |
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