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Austin Western Grader

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: State Highway Commission worker operating an Austin Western grader built around a McCormick-Deering tractor. The worker is leveling road #2 east of Segourn...
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Tank Trucks

Date: 04 26 1937
Description: A fleet of four ton tank trucks (two each from Lafayette and Taylor counties) parked in front of Max Lehman's house, 1724 Park Street. The Warner house is ...
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Lafayette County Tar Tank Trucks

Date: 04 26 1937
Description: Two Lafayette County tar tank trucks park in front of Max Lehman's house, 1724 Park Street.
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Road Work with a Hough Loader

Date: 1954
Description: Man working on a suburban road with an International ID-6 and attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Construction Workers' Cabins

Date: 09 27 1933
Description: Cabins for employees of the Interstate Construction Company working near Richland Center and Boaz. Road construction sites were frequently far from accommo...
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Madison Street Construction

Date: 1913
Description: Street construction at the corner of Regent and Roby Road in Madison. The home of the photographer, W.H. Dudley, is in the background
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Street Work with International G-61 Truck

Date: 04 19 1921
Description: A man working on a residential street with a shovel and an International Model G-61 truck. The truck was operated by the Williams Brother's Concrete and Ce...
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New Pavement for Myrtle Street, Looking West

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Madison streets, new pavement, viewed on Myrtle Street, looking west toward Oscar Mayer plant.
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New Pavement for Myrtle Street, Looking East

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Madison streets, Myrtle Street looking east, are being newly paved.
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New Pavement for Mandan Crescent

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Selected Madison streets, 4200 block of Mandan Crescent, are being repaved to replace the worn out macadam pavement of the Nakoma neighborhood.
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New Pavement for Lansing Street

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Madison streets, Lansing Street off of Milwaukee Street, are being repaved. Homes along Lansing are: 18 Lansing Street, 21 Lansing Street, 17 Lansing Stree...
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New Pavement for Additional Lansing Street

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Madison streets, additional Lansing Street addresses, are being paved. Shown are 149 Lansing Street, 141 Lansing Street, 137 Lansing Street, 133 Lansing St...
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La Valle Aerial View

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: Aerial view of La Valle.
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Gilbert Road Grader in Northern Park

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: W.H. Stuber operates a Gilbert road grader on a road in "Northern Park." Men are standing in the background near a house.
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Grader in on Rural Road

Date: 11 11 1926
Description: Barto Speer operates a grader marked "Russell Motor Patrol No.3" on a rural road in Dallas County, Iowa. There is a large house and lawn in the background.
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State Highway Commission on Road #13

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: A State Highway Commission worker operates an Austin Western motor grader on Road #13 from Webster to South English in Keokuk County. There is a house in t...
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Meili-Blumberg Model 10 Power Grader

Date: 1948
Description: Man smoothing a road with a Meili-Blumberg (MB) Model 10 power grader attached to an International MD tractor. According to the original caption, the power...
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Philadelphia Road Work with #3/2 Adams Motor Grader

Date: 1949
Description: Men using a Number 3/2 Adams Motor Grader for road construction on Pine Street in Philadelphia. A laundry store is on the corner.
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Road Construction

Date: 01 13 1938
Description: An Adams road grader equipped with a McCormick-Deering power unit is used by a county road crew to smooth a road in a rural area near the Ohio and Indiana ...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the church. The building features a bell steeple, stained glass windows, and double front doors. There is a fenced lot and a barn to the l...

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