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House on Bernard Court

Date: 12 19 1936
Description: View across street towards a three-story house on Bernard Court. The address on the door reads "202," and a sled is leaning up against the wall near the fr...
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 07 02 1930
Description: State Office Building, Wilson Street, construction showing concrete mixer, workers, and a Castle & Doyle truck dumping.
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 08 01 1930
Description: Basement and ground floor of State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. View toward Lake Monona.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north, with steam shovel and other equipment. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. John...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking west. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, Holy Redeemer Rectory,...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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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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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Racine Trolley

Date: 1891
Description: View across road construction towards a horse-drawn trolley on railroad tracks on Racine Street. Men and children are standing near piles of road building ...
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Construction of the Taliesin Drafting Studio

Date: 1932
Description: Constuction workers working on the construction of the drafting studio at the Taliesin Fellowship Complex. The roof trusses and stone walls are in place. C...
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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

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Description: A work crew raising the bents of a barn framing system using pike poles. A valley is in the background beyond the hill where the barn is being constructed.
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Installing a Top Plate for a Barn

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Description: Dahl took a series of pictures of barn raisings, one of many community activities he photographed. Here the crew is installing a top plate on the side wall...
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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Munger's Mill and Dam

Date: 1895
Description: Munger's Mill and dam, with men standing on and around the dam.
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Residential Street Maintenance

Date: 1920
Description: Men use mule-led wagons while working on a residential road. Bricks are piled high on either side of the street.
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Residential Street Maintenance

Date: 1920
Description: Men using mule-drawn wagons as they prepare to pave a street with bricks. A pile of shovels is lying in the dirt in the foreground.
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Men are working in different areas on the site. Lake Mendota...
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Men working on construction of dormitories on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Construction works are on top of a partially constructed frame an...
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Blackhawk Ski Jump

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: Two men bring up a plank for a brace during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in preparation for the second annual jumping meet at Tomahawk R...

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