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Two Men Shaking Hands

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Description: Two men shaking hands while working to complete structural steel work on the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Erecting Draft Tubes in Power House at Coffer Dam

Date: 11 02 1912
Description: Workmen posing during erection of the draft tubes for the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam.
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Steel Draft Tubes in Power House Coffer Dam at Power Dam

Date: 11 21 1912
Description: Workmen posing on and in front of the steel draft tubes. The gate guides are visible on the right.
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Field Organization at Power Dam

Date: 02 28 1914
Description: Group portrait of workers assembled with construction materials south of the power dam at Prairie du Sac. Three men in suits are on the right. The smokesta...
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Zimmerman Steel Company Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Two men standing on the back of an International truck used by the Zimmerman Steel Company. Text on the truck reads: "Zimmerman Steel Company, Bittendorf, ...
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Assembly at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Factory workers producing farm implement parts at the McCormick Reaper Works. A pulley system is set up on the ceiling and several piles of metal pieces ar...
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Blacksmith's Shops

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Description: Stereograph of blacksmith shops at the Florence Mine. One building has vertical siding, the other two are of log construction. One large tree is standing i...
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Men in Foundry Area

Date: 03 06 1912
Description: Slightly elevated view of men posing in a foundry area with a high ceiling and skylights. Metal forms are laid out in rows on the floor, and many of the me...
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Men in Foundry Area

Date: 03 06 1912
Description: Men are posing in a foundry area with a high ceiling and skylights. Metal forms are laid out in rows on the floor, and many of the men are holding pitchfor...
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Men in Foundry Area

Date: 03 07 1912
Description: Men are posing in a foundry area with a high ceiling and skylights, and a tall, brick furnace is in the center. Metal forms are laid out in rows on the flo...
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Men in Storage Area

Date: 03 07 1912
Description: View across factory floor towards men standing in the background near metal shelves. Rows of metal shelves are along the left, and hold metal parts. There ...
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Men in Metal Finishing Area

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: Men posing on factory floor in a metal finishing area. In the center is a man in the cab of a crane overhead. There are skylights in the ceiling on the lef...
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Men in Metal Finishing Area

Date: 04 25 1912
Description: Men posing on factory floor in a metal finishing area. In the center is a man in the cab of a crane overhead. A man (head out of frame) is standing with hi...
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Man in Manufacturing Area

Date: 12 23 1919
Description: A man is standing in the manufacturing area of the factory near what my be a forge. There is a shovel on top of a box on the floor on the left, and the man...
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Man Standing in Foundry

Date: 01 15 1921
Description: A man is standing near a cart in front of a row of foundry ovens.
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Employees Posing in Foundry Area

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Description: Group portrait of employees posing in foundry area, with many of the men holding work tools.

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