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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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Barn Raising at Lars Davidsen Reque's Home

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Description: Barn raising at Lars Davidsen Reque's home. Crew members can be seen mortising freshly hewn timbers with a hand-operated boring machine. Men are also seen ...
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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Man Spreading Cement on Silo Wall

Date: 1915
Description: Man spreading cement on the wall of a silo.
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Gothic-Roofed Barn under Construction

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of foundation and elaborate frame of a Gothic roofed barn, partially built.
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Cargostar Truck at Construction Site

Date: 1973
Description: A man opens the driver's side door of an International Cargostar truck carrying a piece of construction equipment at what appears to be a building site.
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Men Load Pipes onto Flatbed Hauled by IH Tractor

Date: 09 28 1928
Description: Five men loading pipes onto a flatbed trailer being pulled by an IH 10-20(?) industrial tractor. In the background is a large building, probably a manufact...
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 17 1997
Description: "Work begins on the new water tower south of Theresa."
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Wireless Radio Poles

Date: 1918
Description: A group of Russians erecting new wireless radio poles near a town. In the background across a field are a number of large buildings behind a wooden fence.
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Summer Construction

Date: 08 17 1958
Description: Building for a new “supermarket” food and household necessities store, under construction on the outskirts of the Milwaukee area. In the background is a ba...
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Mazo Motor Company

Date: 12 08 1921
Description: View from street towards construction of the Mazo Motor Company, which sold and serviced Ford and Fordson vehicles and agricultural machines. Standing in t...
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Building a Silo

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Description: Three men pause in their work of building a silo nest to a barn. The steel rings of the silo are in place, with wood scaffolding.
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Man Operating 250 Loader

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Description: Elevated view of man operating 250 Loader to move earth.
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Two Men Working with Saw at Construction Site

Date: 10 22 1923
Description: Two men are working with a large saw powered by a tractor on a construction site. There is an automobile on the right, and a tent in the background near a ...
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Earthmover Used in Road Repair

Date: 09 22 1927
Description: View down road towards a man using an earthmover for road repair. There is a truck parked on the roadside on the left, and a stack of pipes is near the roa...
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Industrial Tractor with Pipes on Cart

Date: 08 31 1928
Description: A man is sitting in the cab of an industrial tractor, while men are unloading pipes from the cart/trailer hitched to the tractor. Storage tanks are in the ...
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Industrial Tractor Pulling Load of Long Pipe

Date: 07 11 1929
Description: View towards an industrial tractor with a trailer full of long piples. Men are loading or unloading the pipes while working outdoors among large industrial...

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