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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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Men Laying Railroad Track

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Description: Lumber workers laying railroad tracks through the woods.
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Munger's Mill Dam Construction

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Description: Men working on the dam at Munger's Mill.
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Unitarian Church's Work Day

Date: 1950
Description: People gather around a table of food for the First Unitarian Society's "Work Day". The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and some of the construc...
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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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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Road Work on University Avenue

Date: 08 19 1929
Description: Workers lay pipe and repave University Avenue, looking east along the 2400 block.
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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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Clearing Trees with International TD-24 Crawler

Date: 1949
Description: Construction worker clears trees along a hillside with an International diesel TD-24 TracTracTor (crawler tractor).
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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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International Crawler Tractor with Crane

Date: 1949
Description: A group of men are working with an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with a crane.
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Railroad Bridge Construction

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Description: Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on...
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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

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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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Unitarian Meeting House Work Day

Date: 09 29 1950
Description: A group of skilled workmen in front of the First Unitarian Society meeting house on one of the work days they donated to the project. The building was desi...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

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Description: Workers erecting scaffolding outside the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the...

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