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| Date: | 04 13 1959 |
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| Description: | A groundbreaking ceremony is held for the new mental health wing of the Dane County Hospital and Home in Verona. Shown (L-R) are Bert Thompson, county bui... |
| Date: | 03 04 1881 |
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| Description: | View down snowy sidewalk towards men posing in snowbanks. Another man is standing and is carrying a shovel across his shoulders. A sign over the sidewalk r... |
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| Description: | Screens are set up on an archaeological dig to screen dirt and shells from a midden. |
| Date: | 11 23 1960 |
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| Description: | Ground-breaking ceremony for the Wisconsin Life Insurance Company's new office building at Segoe road and University avenue. The company president, Gordon ... |
| Date: | 01 1905 |
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| Description: | A young man identified as Will Koeppe is leaning forward, resting his left hand on a shovel while inspecting a hole in the ground at the edge of a wooded a... |
| Date: | 03 1969 |
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| Description: | A man shoveling his driveway. He is framed by large icicles hanging from the eaves of the house. Across the street are more homes, and trees. |
| Date: | 12 03 1990 |
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| Description: | View up snow-covered street towards people shoveling out cars stuck in the snow. Some vehicles are being driven in the street. |
| Date: | 05 05 1917 |
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| Description: | View down set of railroad tracks that cross a street through an open gate and head into a railroad yard. There is a man standing near a brick building on t... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View down hill towards a boy kicking at a door to see if they want their walk shoveled after a snowfall. |
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| Description: | View along side of a hill that is being worked into levels, with snow on the ground. Men, some holding shovels, are standing near the base of a temporary v... |
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| Description: | Men are working along the side of a brick building removing snow from against railroad cars. |
| Date: | 03 03 1916 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view towards two men working near railroad cars and a brick building. One man is holding a shovel, and the other man is standing at the t... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of railroad workers posing for a group portrait on the rails. Three men are standing on a handcar. They all are holding the implements they use in the... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "'Returning from Work.' St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes. St. Francis, Wis." A group of six women holding implements and a nun are ... |
| Date: | 01 10 1984 |
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| Description: | Two men are shoveling steaming asphalt from the rear of a truck. Caption reads: "Portage County Highway Department workers Victor Peters (left) and Arleigh... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Ten men are standing near a pit, which is in the foreground. All but one of the men are wearing suits, and several are holding shovels or pickaxes. Two men... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Six men are posing around a patch of dirt, and snow is on the ground. Five of the men are holding shovels, and one man is lighting what appears to be a pro... |
| Date: | 11 01 1947 |
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| Description: | View across an excavation toward men and women standing above and behind it. Men are in another excavated hole behind it. Caption reads: "Excavation in cir... |
| Date: | 11 01 1947 |
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| Description: | Men are working in a hole dug in the ground, which is roped off with stakes. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost W... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of excavations of the first Fort Crawford by Leland Cooper. Seven people are working around the trenches. Villa Louis is in the background. |
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