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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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Road Work with a Hough Loader

Date: 1954
Description: Man working on a suburban road with an International ID-6 and attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Road Work with Hough H-30 Front Loader

Date: 1950
Description: Man working on a residential street with a Hough H-30 front loader. The machine was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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East Mifflin Street Looking North

Date: 1901
Description: View down East Mifflin Street looking north near Blair Street. Men are working on road construction.
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Patrolman on Wisconsin Road

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Description: Wisconsin highway patrolman grading with a team of horses. Image taken for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association.
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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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State Highway Commission on Road #13

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: A State Highway Commission worker operates an Austin Western motor grader on Road #13 from Webster to South English in Keokuk County. There is a house in t...
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Industrial Tractor with Duplex Grader

Date: 06 16 1925
Description: A man stands while operating a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor and an International duplex grader to smooth a rural dirt road. The original capt...
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Road Repairs Crew with D-40 Truck

Date: 06 29 1937
Description: An International D-40 truck used by the Brennan Paving Company is parked in a paved lot in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, while a group of men work in the...
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Dump Truck Pouring Gravel onto Road

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Description: A dump truck full of loose gravel is emptying its load onto a street. A leveler is following behind to redistribute the gravel evenly across the road. Ther...
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Road Construction with Titan Tractor

Date: 1913
Description: A man operating a tractor with road roller on a small town street. The tractor may be a Titan 30-60.
Postcard

Street Construction at J. Ohlenforst Bakery

Date: 1906
Description: Traffic to the J. Ohlenforst Bakery at 529 S. Sixth Street, in the Walker's Point neighborhood, is impeded by street construction. There are piles of grave...
Postcard

A Neighborhood Gathering

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Description: Group portrait of neighborhood children and adults gathered on a street in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood of Walker's Point that is being re-paved. Many ...
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Southeast Corner of the University of Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: A southwest corner view of the University of Wisconsin campus, from University Avenue just east of Park Street. A group of men are working in the road amon...
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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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Photographer's Silhouette on Unidentified Street

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Description: Perspective view of an unidentified street paved with gravel, with the photographer's silhouette. There is a house on a hill on the right, and more houses ...
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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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