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| Date: | 07 21 1936 |
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| Description: | Workers toiling in the sun on the roadside, as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). As a program of the New Deal, it was provided to create j... |
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| Description: | Three male employees appear to be preparing for a casting in sand. One man holds a hose in his hand while another has a shovel and the other a long metal p... |
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| Description: | Interior view of Pawling & Harnischfeger hoist cranes in a Schlitz brewery where men are working with beer barrels. |
| Date: | 04 15 1916 |
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| Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on a residential street with a operator in the cab. Men are working in the street, and trees and power lines are l... |
| Date: | 04 18 1916 |
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| Description: | Pawling & Harnischfeger gasoline powered concrete breaker on a residential street with an operator in the cab and men working on the ground. Houses and yar... |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company transfer bridge with a magnetic hoist at the Enterprise Foundry Company. There's a sign on the cab that re... |
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| Description: | Workers load bales of cotton onto a ship. The bales are being hoisted up ramps and onto the ship. |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | During an energy tour of his district Congressman Obey visited various sites to observe projects to increase energy efficiency. Here a workman is preparing... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Albert Worel, Frank Zeman and Jacob Stangel are standing in front of the brick and wood-frame buildings of their York St. hardware store. The company's del... |
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