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Workers Load Dirt into International Heavy-Duty Truck

Date: 1929
Description: Workers are looking on as a Bucyrus Erie excavating crane is loading dirt into the bed of an International heavy-duty dump truck.
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Workers Erecting Billboard

Date: 1955
Description: Construction workers erecting a billboard for Hines Lumber using a crane mounted on the back of an International heavy-duty truck. The billboard is sitting...
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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair.
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International Truck W-1 Hauling Rocks

Date: 1930
Description: Two men hauling rocks with International truck models W-1. The crane in the background has a sign that reads: "Garrick Bros. Inc. St. Paul, Minnesota".
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane Constructing the L.I.R.R.

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane involved with the construction of the Long Island Railroad. There is a sign on the crane that...
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Big Rock Stone & Material Company Truck

Date: 1938
Description: A man stands on the back of an International truck used by the Big Rock Stone & Material Company. The advertisement on the side of the truck features an il...
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Model S International Truck

Date: 03 24 1925
Description: A man loading boxes onto the bed of a Model S International truck.
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International Model HS-104 Dump Truck

Date: 1929
Description: Group of men working with a Bucyrus-Erie power shovel and dump truck. Hall-Scott powered dump truck with chain drive. 4 Cylinder, Overhead Cam, Hall-Scott ...
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Six-Wheeler on W.P.A. Project

Date: 1939
Description: View from street of men working on a Works Progress Administration project. A group of men are standing and holding a beam upright in a trench, with a chai...
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Crawler Tractor with Bucyrus Erie Crane and Dump Truck

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Description: On the left is a man operating a crawler tractor, and behind him are two men in a Bucyrus Erie Crane. Another man is driving a dump truck on the right.
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Loading Construction Aggregate into Delivery Truck

Date: 10 05 1928
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a truck being loaded with either sand or gravel by a large chute. Another man is standing to the side of the struc...
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Road Construction Crew with Truck

Date: 10 15 1928
Description: View towards a truck being loaded with large pipe from a crane. A man is helping to position the large pipe onto the back of the truck. The sign painted on...

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