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Raftsman's Series No. 1406 : Trip Finished. Pulling Out The Lumber

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left is loading lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon, while a man in an apron is holding the horses...
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 10 01 1929
Description: State Bank of Wisconsin addition from the rear, 1 W. Main Street, under construction. "J.H. Kelly general contractor."
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 09 04 1929
Description: Addition to State Bank of Wisconsin under construction, with construction workers. 1 W. Main Street.
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Paving University Avenue

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Steam shovel loading a truck as part of road construction in front of Collins Lumber Co., 2308 University Avenue. There is a horse-drawn wagon passing by. ...
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Workman on the construction of the second floor of Herbert F. Johnson's Residence, "Wingspread," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The residence was complete...
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Construction of the Taliesin Drafting Studio

Date: 1932
Description: Constuction workers working on the construction of the drafting studio at the Taliesin Fellowship Complex. The roof trusses and stone walls are in place. C...
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Exterior of Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Workmen at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. One workman is standing next to a woodpile and a second is leaning out of a bedroom window. The view i...
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Coal Miners

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Description: A group of coal miners.
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Power Shovel or Crane Near Large Trench

Date: 1929
Description: International dump truck and a power shovel or crane next to a large trench or quarry. There is a building in the background. The sign on the shovel reads:...
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International F-31 Striplins Transfer Truck

Date: 1919
Description: International model "F" "31" truck operated by Striplins Transfer of Litchfield. A male driver is in the truck which is parked on a city street between a ...
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Naval Armory Under Construction

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: Construction scene of the new Naval Armory in the 1000 block of East Washington Avenue.
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Construction Work at San Francisco World's Fair

Date: 10 15 1938
Description: Adams Motor Grader #102 owned by Eaton & Smith at the back entrance of the San Francisco World's Fair. The motor grader was powered by an International pow...
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Construction Work at San Francisco World's Fair

Date: 1938
Description: A man operates an Adams Motor Grader #102 owned by Eaton & Smith at the back entrance of the San Francisco World's Fair. The motor grader was powered by an...
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Belmont Hotel Window Painting

Date: 06 18 1952
Description: William F. Guethlein, Sauk City, resting on a scaffold on the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street. He has been repairing and painting the hotel windows...
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Mason at Work Outdoors

Date: 08 31
Description: A mason at work is putting mortar on a brick.
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Female Marine Carpenter

Date: 02 1945
Description: Private Winnie L. Cockrell, a carpenter from the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve, at the Mauna Loa Ridge encampment in Honolulu. Cockrell is wea...
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Night Construction with IH Equipment in Vietnam

Date: 1967
Description: Men from the Air Force's Red Horse heavy repair squadrons use International equipment to clear land in Vietnam, possibly for construction of barracks or a ...
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Erdman Prefab

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Description: Alternative view of the Van Tamlen House, an example of Erdman #1, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed prefabricated home marketed by Marshall Erdman.
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York Iron Works

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Description: York Iron Works, with a group of men posed standing in front of the construction of the blast furnace.
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Construction of a Building Foundation

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Description: Four men in the foreground are posing standing with shovels in a large hole in the ground. In the background behind a wall, men are working near cars along...

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