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Putting in Concrete for Apron of Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1912
Description: Elevated view of workers using shovels to level fresh concrete at the base of the chutes from the high trestle. The steam powered pile driver is at work in...
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Crane Hoisting Gravel into Concrete Mixer

Date: 05 31 1912
Description: Workers maneuvering a load of gravel into a concrete mixer at the plant on the east bank of the river. The east abutment is in the foreground, left.
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Interior of West Shore Coffer Dam

Date: 07 16 1912
Description: Workers posing inside the coffer dam. The narrow gauge railroad is behind them. One of the pile drivers is in the background. A bare area on the bluff in t...
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High Bridge and West Shore Coffer Dam

Date: 08 01 1912
Description: Elevated view of the power dam construction site from the west, showing the elevated trestle, coffer dam, and steam pile drivers. The concrete plant is vis...
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North View Interior Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 09 30 1912
Description: Forms have been removed from the first concrete poured for the power house in the northeast corner of the coffer dam. Men are pouring concrete from rail ca...
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Draft Tubes at Power Dam

Date: 01 09 1913
Description: Men are standing in the completed draft tubes after removal of the steel forms.
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Conduits for Switchboard in Power House

Date: 07 02 1913
Description: Workers pause while installing a maze of conduit for the switchboard in the power house. The construction camp is to the left.
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State Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona.
Photograph

Construction of a State Office Building

Date: 1962
Description: State Office building in the process of being constructed in the Hill Farms area.
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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.
Drawing

Original Plan of State Office Building

Date: 1929
Description: A drawing of a State Office Building as originally proposed.
Drawing

Rendering of State Office Building

Date: 1929
Description: State architect, Arthur Peabody's rendition of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street.
Photograph

Building at Highlander

Date: 
Description: Two men working on the construction of a building at Highlander Folk School.
Postcard

Driving Sheet Piling at Power Dam

Date: 05 28 1911
Description: Men posing on a barge carrying a steam powered pile driver at work on the coffer dam for the construction of the powerhouse. Caption reads: "Driving Sheet ...
Photograph

Framework of a Barn

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Description: Four men work on the framework of a barn.
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Milwaukee Voactional and Adult School

Date: 03 1953
Description: Elevated view of construction of the new building, at Sixth Street and Highland Avenue. The downtown can be seen in the background, including the Schlitz c...
Photograph

West Side Business Men's Association

Date: 08 17 1948
Description: Members of the West Side Business Men's Association shown as they met for the first time at the future site of their new clubhouse and community center on ...
Photograph

Plankinton House

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the street and construction site outside of the Plankinton House hotel and various storefronts. Along the street and sidewalks are horse-d...
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Bettendorf Tank Arsenal

Date: 1942
Description: Construction site showing an additional to an International Harvester factory, probably the company's Bettendorf Tank Arsenal.
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Truck Engine Works Inspection Tour

Date: 11 18 1937
Description: Men inspect Indianapolis Works, then under construction. The original caption reads: "Photo taken during inspection of Indianapolis Truck Engine Works, the...

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