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Construction near McCormick Harvesting Co. Office in Chicago

Date: 1890
Description: Construction work in the streets outside the offices of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company located at 212 Market Street. Two horse-drawn wagons and s...
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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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Workman with Jackhammer

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: Man with jackhammer making street repairs with an air hammer with compressor. Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co. Saunders Grocery store is across the street a...
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Workman and Truck

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: Man with air hammer working on a road near a parked truck.
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Concrete Pour at Clintonville

Date: 1914
Description: Paving the main street with concrete was an occasion that brought out a large part of the Clintonville community to watch.
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Road Work with Adams #5 1/2 Road Grader

Date: 1949
Description: Men using an Adams #5 1/2 Road Grader to work on an urban street. The grader was owned by the State Paving and Construction Co. Original caption states: "G...
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Exterior View of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office

Date: 1900
Description: View from street of exterior of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. office. Men are standing in the street on the left near a man on a horse-drawn wagon. ...
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Road Construction in front of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office

Date: 1900
Description: View of street being constructed outside the dealership office of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. on 212 Market Street. Stacks of cobblestones are in ...
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Six-Wheeler on W.P.A. Project

Date: 1939
Description: View from street of men working on a Works Progress Administration project. A group of men are standing and holding a beam upright in a trench, with a chai...
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Six-Wheeler on W.P.A. Project

Date: 1939
Description: View across street towards men working on a Works Progress Administration project. Three men are standing and holding a board with a chain attached to it n...
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Road Work Near Red Dot

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Description: Workers doing road work near the Red Dot factory, in the background, on East Washington Avenue.

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