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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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Construction of New Bridge

Date: 07 20 1931
Description: Construction of new overhead bridge — viaduct on US Highway 12 and 18 (West Broadway) across the North Western Railroad tracks near the Royal Airport.
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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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Patrolman on Wisconsin Road

Date: 
Description: Wisconsin highway patrolman grading with a team of horses. Image taken for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association.
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Road Construction

Date: 
Description: Road construction just north of the Crawford-Vernon County line on State Highway 27, showing both the new and old routes. According to the caption on the ...
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Street Work with International G-61 Truck

Date: 04 19 1921
Description: A man working on a residential street with a shovel and an International Model G-61 truck. The truck was operated by the Williams Brother's Concrete and Ce...
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Two Men on Friction Drive Tractor

Date: 11 06 1922
Description: Two men with an International friction drive tractor and a road grader. According to the original caption, the tractor was "made in 1907" and was "still in...
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Titan Tractor and Road Grader

Date: 1912
Description: Two men doing road work with a Titan tractor hitched to a road grader.
Print

Tractor with Grid-Iron Grips

Date: 1920
Description: Back cover of a booklet produced by the Grid-Iron Grip Company entitled: "The Tractor Traction Problem Solved: Just like a locomotive, It runs on its own."...
Print

Highway Power

Date: 1925
Description: Bulletin advertising Pioneer tractors for construction and maintenance of highways. Features two photographs of men using the tractors; the caption beneath...
Book or Pamphlet

Road Building with Cletrac Tractors

Date: 1921
Description: Front and back cover of a pamphlet advertising Cletrac tank-type tractors featuring a photograph of a man using a Cletrac crawler tractor to haul a wagon. ...
Photograph

IH Industrial Tractor with Road Roller

Date: 10 01 1928
Description: A man operating what appears to be a 10-20 Industrial tractor equipped with an Acme Road Roller(?) attachment. In the background a man is sitting in a vehi...
Print

Building Pennsylvania Highways

Date: 1931
Description: Page from an advertising brochure for International trucks. Two International trucks owned by the Ritter Bros. are parked on a highway construction site wh...
Print

Lincoln Highway Construction

Date: 1931
Description: Page from an advertising brochure for International trucks. International trucks are used on a construction site during the building of the George Westingh...
Photograph

Gravel Crusher

Date: 1958
Description: A Lindekugel portable gravel crusher works to build a highway.
Photograph

Road Work

Date: 04 1995
Description: "Road work is in progress on Highways 28 and 67 (Mayville Road)."
Book or Pamphlet

Road Building the Best Way

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the C.L. Best Tractor Company's line of road building equipment, illustrated by a man using a crawler tractor on a ro...
Book or Pamphlet

Caterpillar for Road Work and Hauling

Date: 1915
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising the "Caterpillar for Road Work and Hauling." The photograph on the cover depicts a man behind the wheel of a Caterpill...
Book or Pamphlet

Caterpillar Tractors for Moving Dirt with Elevating Graders

Date: 1921
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Caterpillar tractors for moving dirt with elevating graders.
Photograph

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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