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Bridge over Wolf River

Date: 1907
Description: View from shoreline of men standing on the bridge over west branch of the Wolf River. They are constructing the Wisconsin & Northern railroad bridge.
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Railroad Bridge Construction

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Description: Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on...
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Big Horn Ditch Head Gate

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Description: The head gate at the Big Horn Ditch on the Crow Reservation in northeast Wyoming. Men are working with cranes near a tent with a chimney spewing out smoke.
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De Pere Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1932
Description: View of the bridge under construction, with a crane atop the structure. Eight men are standing on scaffolding below the bridge. The Nicolet Paper Company ...
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Dredging Barges

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: A fleet of dredges moored to the Kentucky shore.
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Men with International Trucks at Hoover Dam

Date: 1932
Description: Men stand along a riverbank as International trucks are used to haul loads from the cliffs during the construction of the Hoover Dam. An electric shovel is...
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International Trucks Constructing Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Men use International trucks to loads from the cliffs during the construction of the Hoover Dam. One of the men is smoking a cigarette. Two shovels are wor...
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International Trucks at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Two International trucks drive up a dirt road during the construction of the Hoover Dam.
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International Truck With Shovel at Hoover Dam Site

Date: 1931
Description: An International truck waits to be loaded with boulders blasted from the walls of Black Canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam. The Colorado Rive...
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International Truck at Hoover Dam

Date: 1931
Description: Men drive an International truck up a dirt road along the Colorado River during the construction of the Hoover Dam in Black Canyon. There is a steam, or po...
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Carl Stargardt Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Carl Stargardt, bridge contractor in Athens, Wisconsin, with two-color illustrations in brown and green inks of an automobile heading toward ...
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Dam Construction

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Description: View from railroad tracks towards industrial activity on the edge of the river, possibly building a dam.
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Norris Dam

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam.
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Norris Dam Under Construction (Looking Upstream)

Date: 1935
Description: Panoramic view of the construction of the Norris Dam, looking upstream. On the left the text reads: "West Bank," and on the right it reads: "East Bank."
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Wheeler Dam

Date: 12 13 1938
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Wheeler Dam from the south side of the Tennessee River.
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Pickwick Dam

Date: 08 01 1936
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Pickwick Dam under construction.

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