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Kilbourn Dam, Building Apron

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Description: Elevated view of Kilbourn Dam, building apron. Men are working on the dam, and a bridge is in the background.
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste...
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Men at the Crossing Store

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Description: Men walking near the railroad Crossing Store. Above the store is a bridge providing a walkway over the railroad tracks.
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Pere Marquette Ferry

Date: 06 1939
Description: Bridge on the Manitowoc River raised to allow the Pere Marquette car ferry through. River dredging equipment can be seen in the foreground.
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Decatur Cartage Company Loading Docks

Date: 01 03 1939
Description: Elevated view through window of multiple International trucks used by the Decatur Cartage Company parked in a loading dock. Two men are standing in the for...
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Uniroyal Workers on Bridge

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Description: Uniroyal workers cross a suspension bridge over water at the end of a work shift. In the background are factory buildings and a smokestack.
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Mirabella Ice Company Fish Receiving Area

Date: 05 12 1939
Description: View of the dock area used by Mirabella Ice Company's wholesale and retail fish store. Men are standing and sitting near the receiving area, and boats are ...
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Harrison Street Bridge

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Description: View from what appears to be a lumber yard of men posed standing on the newly constructed Harrison Street bridge that replaced one destroyed in the flood o...
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Transit Mixed Concrete Company Truck

Date: 1939
Description: An International D-246-F truck owned by Transit Mixed Concrete Company Inc. parked beneath a bridge. The truck is outfitted with a Jaeger 3 1.2 cubic yard ...
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Construction of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river.
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Dam Construction

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Description: Men working on the foundation of a building, possibly laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam.
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Quarry Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing standing near and on a rock face with two sets of small railroad tracks behind them. Identified as probably the quar...

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