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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the industrial warehouse district. There are horse-drawn wagons lined up along loading docks, with men working in the area. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Road construction crew of the Nelson Weber Construction Company and steam shovel. This construction was photographed for the Wisconsin Good Roads Associati... |
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| Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton type "A" outdoor gantry crane located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. There are men standing near a horse-drawn cart as wel... |
| Date: | 12 15 1937 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a cotton gin owned by O.L. Gormon. A man stands on a balcony under the overhang of the building at the top of a flight of steps. Another m... |
| Date: | 11 30 1937 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a cotton gin owned by R.E. Cox. Two men stand beneath the building's overhang and a mule or horse-drawn wagon stands to the left of the bu... |
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| Description: | A group of men loading salt at Avery's salt mine, the oldest salt mine in North America. Caption reads: "Loading Salt - Avery's Salt Mine, New Iberia, LA." |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Large Mogul tractor pulling a grader along a dirt road. Two men ride in the tractor, while three others supervise from behind the tractor. |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Lithographed poster depicting an elevated view of the Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner factory and surrounding area. Text in the upper left corner reads, "Ch... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Boilermakers and their helpers pose on and around a horse-drawn wagon that bears a sign that reads "Boiler-makers and Helpers," perhaps for a parade. Man o... |
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| Description: | View down unpaved street with a grocery/post office at the corner. Horses are tied at the side of the store, near a group of men and women. A man stands on... |
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| Description: | Horses and wagons carrying aluminum barrels are standing outside the cheese factory. Workers pause from work to pose. Each worker wears overalls and a hat. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Men use teams of horses to excavate a lot to be used as the site for the future McCormick Twine Mill. |
| Date: | 10 01 1912 |
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| Description: | An African American man dressed in work clothes, a long apron, and a hat is standing next to a cart drawn by two horses. The cart is loaded with goods and ... |
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| Description: | Interior view of men working in the wash house at Schlitz Brewery. At the top right is an inset of the exterior of the building. |
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| Description: | View of men in the Kleinpel lumberyard posing in the midst of work. There are about two dozen men standing on wagons, inside buildings, and on a large stac... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the Montello granite quarry grounds shows piles of granite paving blocks. In the background, a team of horses pulls a wagon under an elevated narro... |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of men posing on horse-drawn wagons parked in front of the Conklin Ice House. In the background on the right is Lake Mendota. |
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| Description: | Construction site showing men excavating the foundation and basement of a building. Teams of horses are hitched to wagons. The men are using various implem... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | George William Harris is standing on the left at the side of a mule-driven moving van. Another man is standing next to him on the right. The van is parked ... |
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