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Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Montello

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye view of Montello, county seat of Marquette County. The granite quarry, woolen mill, and planing mill are clearly identified. A steamboat on Buf...
Postcard

Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking west over the Montello Granite Company's works framed by an irregular mask. Two wooden derricks and irregular blocks of granite are i...
Postcard

Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: A view, looking east, of the grounds and buildings of the Montello Granite Company. On the left, a train car with "Detroit Southern" painted on it stands o...
Photograph

Quarry Houses

Date: 1910
Description: Six men are posing on horse-drawn wagons at quarry houses for the Montello Granite Co. A large building is on the right, and a pile of stone and two small ...
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Blacksmith Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Four men are posing inside the blacksmith shop at Montello Granite Co.
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Machine Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing inside the machine shop at Montello Granite Co. The man on the left has a pipe in his mouth, and he is standing with his hand on the power...
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Water Power

Date: 1910
Description: Water power at the Montello Granite Co. View across water toward buildings elevated above the water. Water is pouring through the foundations of some of th...
Photograph

Steam Drill

Date: 1910
Description: Steam drill at work in quarry at Montello Granite Co. A man is standing on the right operating the drill. There are ladders against the stone cliff in the ...
Photograph

Large Derrick in Quarry

Date: 1910
Description: View from below looking up a rockface toward a derrick at the top of a quarry. Men are standing along the top nearby. Caption on back reads: "Quarry view w...
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Shaping Stone for Monuments

Date: 1910
Description: Group of men posing outdoors among large stones. Caption on back reads: "Shaping stone for monuments, Montello Granite Co., Montello, Wis."
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Dynamo and Power House

Date: 1910
Description: View of the interior of the power house, with dynamo. A man is standing near the wall at left center, near an electrical control panel. Caption on back rea...
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Polishing Shed and Polishers

Date: 1910
Description: View down railroad tracks toward a group of men posing outside in front of the open doors of a shed. Round polishing stones are laying on the ground on the...
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Scene in the Quarry

Date: 1910
Description: View looking across the quarry, which has trees and plants growing up the sides on the left, and smaller rocks and other debris are toward the bottom. Ladd...

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