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Modernization in the SHSW Library

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room constructed for the replacement of the glass skylights and original light fixtures. On...
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Man Amidst Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A man walks through the construction for the World Trade Center. A reflection of the surrounding buildings is visible in the windows.
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International Crawler Tractor in Service Shop

Date: 1943
Description: J.D. Adams and a mechanic work on an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor) in the service shop of J.D. Adams Co., an International Harvester dealersh...
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Belmont Hotel Window Painting

Date: 06 18 1952
Description: William F. Guethlein, Sauk City, resting on a scaffold on the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street. He has been repairing and painting the hotel windows...
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St. Raphael Cathedral Remodeling

Date: 09 08 1953
Description: Carpenters install a four-story wall to close off the front of the St. Raphael's sanctuary during the remodeling project that will rebuild the sanctuary an...
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Crawler Tractors in IH Factory

Date: 1959
Description: Workers steady a crawler tractor (TracTracTor) as it is moved by a ceiling-mounted conveyor at an International Harvester factory, possibly Tractor Works.
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Werner Opera House

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Description: Two men on a scaffold inside the Werner Opera House. Advertisements for local merchants are on the stage curtain, and there is an upright piano in the fore...
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New Water Tower

Date: 05 29 1997
Description: "On a foggy and rainy morning, work continued as this photo was taken through the windshield of a worker's truck."
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Two School Buildings

Date: 1963
Description: Old high school building partly demolished and reflected in the windows of a new school building being constructed.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from UW Extension Building

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Description: Elevated view (possibly) from a room through the window of the UW-Extension building on Lake Street, looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Orphe...

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