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Construction of Pyrofax Plant

Date: 10 09 1929
Description: A Chicago & North Western Railroad Bucyrus crane installing a large tank at a Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Company Pyrofax plant, at 130 Fair Oaks Avenue.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 01 13 1898
Description: Elevated view of State Historical Society of Wisconsin, under construction, showing the first floor of building, with Music Hall in the background.
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Onlookers Observe Construction of World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Rear view of onlookers observing the construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Crane at World Trade Center Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Warshaw Construction Corporation crane, during construction of the World Trade Center towers.
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Building Under Construction

Date: 1901
Description: View from a distance of the framework of a large building under construction next to a house in Corliss.
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P&H 40-Ton Type "A" Outdoor Gantry Crane

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton type "A" outdoor gantry crane located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. There are men standing near a horse-drawn cart as wel...
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P&H Gasoline Crane Mounted on Flatbed Railroad Car

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger gasoline powered crane mounted on a 5-ton standard flatbed railroad car with a grab bucket. A man is standing on the ground on rail...
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MEC&MC Single Leg Half Ton Gantry Crane

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company half ton single leg gantry crane in a steel operation. There is a driver in a truck beneath the crane, and...
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Pit Silo Derrick

Date: 1915
Description: Pit silo derrick with self dumping skip attached.
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M-246 Wrecker with Jet Fighter Wreckage

Date: 1952
Description: Color photograph of men guiding a piece of wreckage from a jet fighter onto the ground as it is lifted by the arm of a Model M-246 truck. The specification...
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Vesey Street at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: World Trade Center debris piles on Vesey Street, looking west. On the left are World Trade Center buildings 5 and 6 which were heavily damaged by the colla...
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Units Drilling in Field

Date: 1918
Description: Slightly elevated view of groups of soldiers performing drills in a field surrounded by a fence. At the rear of the marching column one man carrying an Ame...
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Compound

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of an Allied compound in northern Russia. There are a series of railroad tracks that are leading away from the coast. In the far distance are...
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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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Crawler Crane with Drag Bucket

Date: 1955
Description: Right side view of crawler crane with a drag bucket filled with dirt working in a field.
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Madison General Hospital Demolition Project

Date: 11 21 1961
Description: Demolition of part of the Madison General hospital building to make way for the new psychiatric-rehabilitation wing.
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Demonstration of IH Implements

Date: 07 30 1928
Description: View towards groups of men gathered around machinery to watch demonstrations.
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Demonstration of IH Implements

Date: 07 30 1928
Description: An International truck with a tractor fitted with a crane in a cab on the back. Sign on the side of the truck reads: "Truckrane." A sign on the base of the...
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Demonstration of IH Implements

Date: 07 30 1928
Description: View towards groups of men gathered around machinery to watch demonstrations.
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Men Working on Side of Hill

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Description: View along side of a hill that is being worked into levels, with snow on the ground. Men, some holding shovels, are standing near the base of a temporary v...

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