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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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Main Office at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Construction workers posing during construction of the main office at the Wisconsin River dam site.
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Main Office at Dam Site

Date: 04 14 1911
Description: Completed two-story wood frame main office building at the site of the Wisconsin River dam.
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Construction of Power Engine and Boilers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 1911
Description: Workmen pose during construction of the temporary steam power plant at the Prairie du Sac dam. These engines provided electric power for the construction ...
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Pile Drivers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Looking west over the Wisconsin River at the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle built for construction of the dam. Two pile drivers are seen in the a...
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Construction of a Bungalow

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Description: A group of men constructing a bungalow at University Settlement Camp. Three ladders are being used and five men are on the roof.
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Crew Constructing Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A crew works with plywood during construction of the food stalls at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Workers Building Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Four workers amid construction of food stalls out of plywood a day or two before the beginning of the Sound Storm music festival.
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Workers Constructing Plywood Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A group of three young workers amid construction of plywood stalls. There is a station wagon in the background. A few tents are set up on the hill in the b...
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Men at Pit Silo Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Men loading dirt into a wagon while digging for a new pit silo using a derrick. Two women are standing in the background.
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K-5 Truck with Sectional Housing

Date: 1941
Description: A man loading an International K-5 truck with sectional housing pieces and lumber while parked alongside a rural road. The text on the truck reads: "Econom...
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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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Workmen Building a Shed

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Description: Photographic postcard of workmen posing with a partially built shed or corn crib. One man in sitting on the roof timbers. Two wagons with lumber are parked...

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