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Frank Lloyd Wright Monitoring Building Site

Date: 1937
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright, monitoring the construction and testing of load-bearing pylons for the Johnson Wax Building.
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Barn Raising

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Description: Barn raising. The foundation is constructed from local fieldstone or "pudding stone," found in the nearby fields. A large group of men are is posing holdin...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1913
Description: Workmen stand atop and in front of the remnants of the last remaining wing, the North Wing, of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Construction Workers Excavating for NYC Subway

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: Workers are removing dirt for the construction of the New York City subway with a Bucyrus shovel loader and an International truck. The workers are below s...
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Capitol Dome Construction Crew

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of the crew that constructed the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. The new East Wing is visible in the background.
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UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building at 1513 University Avenue under construction. Men are working on the steel framework. A mas...
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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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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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Carvers Working at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Two stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wiscon...
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State Capitol Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol under construction, with men and a horse-drawn buggy in the foreground.
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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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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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St. Josaphat's Church under Construction

Date: 1910
Description: St. Josaphat's Church in Milwaukee under construction.
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Main Office at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Construction workers posing during construction of the main office at the Wisconsin River dam site.
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Pile Drivers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Looking west over the Wisconsin River at the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle built for construction of the dam. Two pile drivers are seen in the a...
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Two Men Watching Construction

Date: 1969
Description: View from the back of two men watching the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Men Observing Construction

Date: 1969
Description: View from the back of men observing the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers on Steel Framework

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers on the World Trade Center steel framework.
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Man Looking at Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A man looks at the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Two Men Observing Construction

Date: 1969
Description: Two men watching the construction of the World Trade Center.

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