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Unloading a Coal Barge

Date: 06 11 1894
Description: Several men unload coal from barges with shovels. A row of buildings is in the background.
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Stone Quarry

Date: 1905
Description: Stone quarry, with men working near a wagon, and at the base of the hill. In the background is a steep hill with trees.
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Lumberyard

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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...
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Conklin Ice House

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Description: Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. A man is standing in the snow-covered yard in the foreground near a sleigh, and a carriage with a sign painted on the si...
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Construction Site

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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...

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