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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | With shovels in hand, a man, woman, and boy are digging a hole in the ground for a flag pole. One young man is holding the pole in place with two hands. A... |
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| Description: | A man and a woman are standing outside between a fence and a building. The man is kneeling and using a shovel, and the woman is standing and watching him. ... |
| Date: | 05 08 1927 |
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| Description: | Mr. Paulson posing with a group of people outdoors. He is holding a handful of what may be dirt. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View down street towards men clearing snow from a residential street using shovels and horse-drawn wagons. A row of homes is on the left. Further down the ... |
| Date: | 02 10 1959 |
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| Description: | Man shoveling snow on the sidewalk of North Carroll Street. Grace Episcopal Church is visible in the background. |
| Date: | 02 11 1959 |
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| Description: | "What All Hope Snow Will Do: Blow" is the caption. As much snow on the ground as there was at anytime during the past two winters. A man is pushing the sno... |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Men are standing in a manufacturing area with an exposed ceiling. Machinery in the room is belt-driven from the ceiling. The man on the left is holding a s... |
| Date: | 04 25 1912 |
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| Description: | A man (blurred by movement) using a shovel is bending over a pile of coal near the open door of a furnace indoors on factory floor. More furnaces are in th... |
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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: | 12 23 1919 |
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| Description: | A man is standing in the manufacturing area of the factory near what my be a forge. There is a shovel on top of a box on the floor on the left, and the man... |
| 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: | 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... |
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