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P&H Type "O" Bridge with a Type "G" Trolley

Date: 04 18 1913
Description: View near crane operator looking down on coal car near exterior of building. Pawling & Harnischfeger type "O" bridge crane with a type "G" trolley in a fou...
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200 Block of State Street from West Johnson Street

Date: 1913
Description: View looking up the 200 block of State Street from West Johnson Street, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction. The bank on the left i...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Construction of Present Capitol

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Fourth Capitol and dome under construction, while the north wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol remains standing on the right. T...
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Steam Crane Loading Lumber onto Railroad Car

Date: 1916
Description: Steam crane loading lumber onto a railroad car for use at an International Harvester sawmill.
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Workers Pour Molten Metal into Molds at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Two workers pouring molten metal from a crane-held vat into a mold to make castings at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by ...
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Tractors and Engines at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of assembled tractors, engines and parts on the erecting floor at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Mil...
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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: The bronze statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, is hoisted to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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"Wisconsin" Statue on Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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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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Men Moving Large Parts

Date: 08 08 1918
Description: Two men use a crane to move large parts inside an International Harvester manufacturing plant. The factory is likely International Harvester's Osborne Work...
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Cornell Dam and Powerhouse

Date: 1913
Description: Dam and hydroelectric power house, with a billowing smokestack and a crane in the background.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
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...
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Plumbing Room

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: Workers pose in the plumbing room of the "malleable shop" at Osborne Works. The factory was later known as "Auburn Works."
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Hoisting Machine Loading Pilings on Barge at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Workers use a rail car mounted crane to load pilings onto a barge. Bluffs are in the distance.
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International Harvester Sawmill

Date: 1912
Description: Buildings and boats on water at or near an International Harvester logging camp or sawmill. A man is standing on a crane on the right side of the image, an...
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Logging Operation

Date: 1912
Description: Men using a large crane at an International Harvester logging operation.
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IH Logging Operation

Date: 1912
Description: Two men are standing on a log suspended from a steam powered crane at an International Harvester logging operation. Large logs are in the foreground.
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Cargo Ship on Menominee River

Date: 07 25 1914
Description: The Gilchrist Transportation Company cargo ship "Tyrone" transports coal on the Menominee River.
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Steamboat on Menominee River

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Steamboat "E.L. Wallace" on the Menominee River looking east from the 16th Street viaduct. Coal yards are on the banks of the harbor.
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Menominee River Coal Yards

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Menominee River coal yards, west from the 16th Street viaduct. There is a cargo ship called the "John B. Cowle" in the harbor between two coal yards. Worke...

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