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Milwaukee Railroad Employees

Date: 07 21 1884
Description: Group portrait of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway employees taken outside the railroad's Milwaukee shop. Most of the men appear to be blue collar wor...
Photograph

Three Falk Employees

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Description: Three male employees appear to be preparing for a casting in sand. One man holds a hose in his hand while another has a shovel and the other a long metal p...
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An Early P&H Hoist Crane in Brewery

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Description: Interior view of Pawling & Harnischfeger hoist cranes in a Schlitz brewery where men are working with beer barrels.
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Gasoline Powered Concrete Breaker

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger gasoline powered concrete breaker on a residential street with an operator in the cab and men working on the ground. Houses and yar...
Photograph

Buffalo Street Construction

Date: 10 1914
Description: Buffalo Street construction showing cuts in the pavement and the inconvenience for traffic. Standing between the excavated holes and piles of dirt is a hor...
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Sod-Breakers Wood Engraving

Date: 1840
Description: Sod-breaker and five yoke of oxen plowing in front of the “Old Cottage Inn.” In the foreground a boat is on the shoreline.

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