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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 08 1907
Description: The dismantling of the dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol began with the removal of the 32-foot flagpole. The eagle at the top of the pole was an 18...
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Gardner Bakery Truck

Date: 10 22 1936
Description: Gardner Bakery truck and driver parked in front of Madison Machine and Engine Company, 844 E. Washington Avenue. Taken for Diamond T Truck Sales.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: View of construction workers and stone carvers/cutters (some of them probably Italian) showing the detailed sections of the building of the State Historica...
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Construction of State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Interior of State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. Image shows bricks used in the building and workers.
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue, in the course of demolition.
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City Hall Demolition

Date: 09 1954
Description: A crane is used in the demolition of City Hall on the corner of Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
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Construction Site Foundation

Date: 1969
Description: View of the cement and steel framework in the foundation of one of the buildings in the World Trade Center. Two men are working on a platform on the wall o...
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Construction Detail of State Office Building

Date: 07 04 1962
Description: Facade detail on a State Office building being constructed at the Hill Farms Complex on University Avenue.
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Shell Filling Station

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: The Shell filling station, 341 State Street, as workers are starting to tear it down. The station, built in 1924 and at one time judged the second most bea...
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Construction of Schuette Bros. Store

Date: 1901
Description: Construction crew raising a brick building. The structure is entirely surrounded by scaffolding. A large stone piece is being hoisted into place while a wo...
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Truck Parked at City Hall

Date: 12 05 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck parked in front of an old "City Hall" building. There is a cannon displayed on the front lawn.
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Shera Coal and Oil Company

Date: 06 13 1925
Description: International heavy duty truck (possibly a model 103) loaded with coal outside the Shera Coil and Oil Company building. In the background is a bridge and ...
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Gothic-Roofed Barn under Construction

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of foundation and elaborate frame of a Gothic roofed barn, partially built.
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a group of construction workers standing on the side of the building on a stack of lumber. They are using a large wooden structure supporting a pul...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Two workers on one of the upper floors of the Eau Claire Public Library during its construction. The frames of the arched windows are in the background. Th...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Portions of columns awaiting installation are stacked near a wooden open-sided building during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a worker under a roofed, open-sided wood structure chiseling details in the capitals of what will be the top of the columns of the Eau Claire Publi...
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New House

Date: 1905
Description: Three men, identified on the negative envelope as "Mr. Miller, Boots, and Lavine," are posing on the roof of a large two-story cement block house under con...
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Harvester Threshers in Factory Yard

Date: 05 11 1917
Description: Elevated view of a large group of products, Harvester Threshers, being assembled in the factory yard by men. Other machines are crated nearby. Railroad car...

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