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Racine Trolley

Date: 1891
Description: View across road construction towards a horse-drawn trolley on railroad tracks on Racine Street. Men and children are standing near piles of road building ...
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Interstate Highway Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Excavation for bridge column footings for the Mirror Lake Bridge.
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Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the interstate highway near Mirror Lake, showing only the early stages of the bridge construction.
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Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 11 16 1960
Description: Elevated view of the interstate highway bridge construction at Mirror Lake showing the concrete footings halfway down the embankment.
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University Heights Road Construction

Date: 1910
Description: Paving Kendall and Prospect Streets in the University Heights neighborhood. University Avenue is at the base of the hill and the University of Wisconsin Co...
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Resurfacing the Highway

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Description: A view on men resurfacing rural sections of U.S. Highway, with machinery and a small train running alongside the road.
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Road Construction

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Description: View down a road being constructed in Havana, Cuba. Two men are standing and talking on the road, and other men working on the road in tharee distance.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1920
Description: A view of one of the two-course reinforced concrete pavements constructed by the C. Petersen Construction Company, of Kenosha, under the direction of W.F. ...
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Stone Bridge and Prairie River

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Description: View along shoreline towards the stone bridge with three arches over the Prairie River. There is a stone wall along the opposite shoreline near the bridge....
Postcard

Cement Driveway at Walnut Grove

Date: 07 15 1909
Description: Postcard of the new cement driveway. The corner of the house is in the left foreground, and at the entrance to the drive is a gate and fence. On the right ...
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New Cement Driveway at Walnut Grove

Date: 07 14 1909
Description: View looking towards the gate and fenced entrance of the new cement driveway. A building, perhaps a garage, is behind the fence on the left. The house is b...

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