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| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | The west wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol on Decoration Day. The steep slope of the western side of the park delayed the construction of the east ... |
| Date: | 04 01 1927 |
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| Description: | U.S. Post Office under construction at 215 Monona Avenue. Scaffolding is in place as stone walls and pillars rise on the second floor, in a view of the fro... |
| Date: | 07 18 1935 |
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| Description: | New Farmer's Mutual (now American Family) building at 312 Wisconsin Avenue under construction. Signboards in front read, in part: "New Home for Farmers Mut... |
| Date: | 07 02 1930 |
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| Description: | Basement of State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. Facing East along Wilson showing the Madison Club. |
| Date: | 05 06 1927 |
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| Description: | "White" dump truck with raised bed. The sign painted on the side of the driver's side door reads: "J. P. Cullen & Son, Contractors." |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Constuction workers working on the construction of the drafting studio at the Taliesin Fellowship Complex. The roof trusses and stone walls are in place. C... |
| Date: | 03 24 1945 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Forrer Stone & Supply Co., 3232 University Avenue, owned by Henry C. Forrer. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Newly constructed office building at construction site, with buggy in attached shed. |
| Date: | 12 13 1949 |
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| Description: | View of a house in the Crestwood neighborhood built by Jack Threlfall in a Madison shop and assembled on site. A sign in the front yard reads: "For Sale An... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | An International Model KB-7 truck used to transport concrete blocks parked on a work or storage site surrounded by building materials. A man loads concrete... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Foster Insulation and Supply company, 3165 East Washington Avenue, showing houses where they either installed insulation or aluminum awnings. |
| Date: | 03 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for an open house at a newly-built house at 4137 Council Crest, Nakoma. The house was built by Harold E. Bewick, building contractor, and adv... |
| Date: | 07 19 1937 |
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| Description: | View from street towards a man at the John Barnes Roofing Company loading lumber onto the bed of an International D-30 truck parked in front of a company b... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view looking up King Street from Butler Street toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. It appears there is work being done on the dome. |
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| Description: | "Section of New Prairie du Chien Marquette $1,000,000 Suspension Bridge. Total length 3729 feet. Only suspension bridge on the Mississippi River. Open for ... |
| Date: | 08 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Building for a new “supermarket” food and household necessities store, under construction on the outskirts of the Milwaukee area. In the background is a ba... |
| Date: | 09 03 1927 |
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| Description: | Two delivery trucks with stake bodies are parked together outdoors. The truck on the right has signs painted on the side that read: "White Plains Sash & Do... |
| Date: | 09 23 1927 |
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| Description: | Delivery trucks at a construction site. On the right is a tall, wood building for loading material into the back of the trucks. |
| Date: | 09 23 1927 |
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| Description: | View of back of delivery truck underneath a wooden structure with a hopper to fill the back of the truck bed. A man is standing on top of the structure. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the damage from the fire. Burned logs are in the foreground, and pieces of burned and broken machinery is among the broken foundation. Men... |
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