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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Interior View of Suspension Bridge

Date: 1877
Description: View towards men and women sitting and standing, beneath the lower deck of a suspension bridge (train uses upper deck). There are two booths (for tolls or ...
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from below of several freight cars on a railroad bridge over a river, with three men standing on top of a railroad car. A woman with a child is standi...
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Group of People on a Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of people, men, women and children, gathered in groups on a wooden bridge. A sign in the middle of the bridge reads: "$50 Fine for Cutt...
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Railroad Bridge After Cyclone

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Description: Stereograph of a demolished railroad bridge, most likely over the Rock River. Several men are standing on a horizontal section. In the bottom right corner,...
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Men, Railroad Tracks and Ore Carts

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Description: Stereograph of four men standing with ore carts. Two more men are standing on the left near a pile of square timbers, and another man is standing on the ri...
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City of Madison Merit Award Presentation

Date: 08 28 1958
Description: Madison traffic engineer John H. Bunch, left, displays his check as a merit award for suggesting the installation of an automatic warning for tall trucks a...
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Building under Construction

Date: 11 11 1911
Description: Men, some wearing suits, and other work clothes, are standing around a building under construction. There are railroad cars on a bridge on the left.
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Two Men Examining Binder Parts

Date: 11 12 1915
Description: Two men examining binder labeled parts outdoors in the factory yard. Brick factory buildings and railroad cars on an elevated platform are in the backgroun...
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Tractor Pushed Corn Picker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 27 1919
Description: A man is sitting under an umbrella on a tractor-pushed Corn Picker in factory yard. Perhaps for research and development. There is a small building in the ...
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Tractor Pushed Corn Picker at McCormick Works

Date: 06 27 1919
Description: A man is sitting under an umbrella on a tractor-pushed Corn Picker in factory yard. Perhaps for research and development. A group of men are watching and s...
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Tractor-Drawn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 02 1919
Description: A tractor-drawn Binder in factory yard. A man is standing near a small building in the background, and above are railroad cars on an elevated railroad plat...

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