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| Date: | 1905 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | The chute is equipped with rail for the carts that haul the limestone at the Lime Kiln. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Spellman Granite Works, Sauk City, Wisconsin" and "Manufacturing Plant." Two images, one above the other, an exterior and interior vi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks toward a group of six men posing outdoors at the power house. There is a pile of large rocks near the group of men at the corner ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across the bottom of a quarry toward a group of men posing around a horse who appears to be pulling an open railroad car on railroad tracks. Steep cli... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Four men are posing inside the blacksmith shop at Montello Granite Co. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Group of men posing outdoors among large stones. Caption on back reads: "Shaping stone for monuments, Montello Granite Co., Montello, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down two sets of railroad tracks. There is an empty cart on the left set of tracks, and one cart full of large pieces of stone on the right set of tra... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across open field toward a large group of men posing on a large pile of granite. There is a large industrial building in the background on the right. ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View towards railroad tracks and men working with large pieces of stone. In the distance is the town of Berlin. Caption at bottom reads: "Granite Quarry — ... |
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| Description: | View towards men standing around an open area. Two tall poles with pulleys near the top is supported by wires are in the center near a set of railroad trac... |
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