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Construction Crew and Observers

Date: 1911
Description: Construction crew and observers standing on a scaffold. Trees, a wooden tripod with a block and tackle and the roof of a house are visible in the backgroun...
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace.
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace.
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York Iron Works

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Description: York Iron Works, with a group of men posed standing in front of the construction of the blast furnace.
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 750-757

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Description: Some towering hand-made genius had fighting words to sell
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Raising "Wisconsin" to the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: Several men are looking at the statue "Wisconsin" as she rests on a low scaffold on the roof of the West Wing. The statue is wrapped with rope and attached...
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Raising "Wisconsin" to the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A group of men look on as the statue "Wisconsin" is lifted from the crate using ropes and pulleys. Ropes are wrapped around the statue and the statue's rig...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a group of construction workers standing on the side of the building on a stack of lumber. They are using a large wooden structure supporting a pul...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across unpaved road toward construction workers loading a stone slab onto a horse-drawn wagon during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from the rear of the Eau Claire Public Library during its construction. A construction worker stands at the base of a wooden support structure with a ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View from corner of new library building toward a group of construction workers lifting stonework into place with a large wooden structure supporting a win...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Construction workers are laying stone on the facade of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. One man is standing on the first f...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Construction workers are lifting a piece into place using a wooden structure supporting a winch and pulley set up near the facade of the Eau Claire Public ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across dirt grounds towards the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. Roof tiles are stacked at the corner of the brick sectio...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View along side of building toward construction workers moving materials during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Gra...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View looking up toward construction workers on the roof above the columns of the Eau Claire Public Library during its construction. The men are guiding a r...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a worker under a roofed, open-sided wood structure chiseling details in the capitals of what will be the top of the columns of the Eau Claire Publi...
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Eau Claire Public Library Cornerstone

Date: 1903
Description: Two men are standing and posing beside the cornerstone of the Eau Claire Public Library. A third man is standing on the far left just above and behind the ...

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