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Excavation for New York City Subway

Date: 1925
Description: View looking down at workers at work below street level, with cranes and International trucks excavating area for the future New York City subway. On the r...
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International BTD-6 with Bucketloader

Date: 1963
Description: A man excavating with a British built International BTD-6 crawler tractor and Drott bucketloader in front of the west facade of St. Paul's Cathedral in Lon...
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International TD-65 Working on Road Construction Project

Date: 04 06 1938
Description: Original caption reads: "Model TD-65 Diesel TracTracTor [crawler tractor] owned by the Albert Brothers, and working on the Sky Line Drive. This tractor is ...
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Construction Workers Excavating for NYC Subway

Date: 08 19 1925
Description: Workers are removing dirt for the construction of the New York City subway with a Bucyrus shovel loader and an International truck. The workers are below s...
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State Office Building

Date: 06 07 1930
Description: Basement of State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction, facing towards Wilson Street.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 08 1929
Description: Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue. Men are pouring a cement floor.
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Air Hammer Road Work

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: A worker is using an air hammer with compressor truck to do work on the road in the 800 block of University Avenue, looking west. Wisconsin Foundry & Machi...
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Construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light Building

Date: 10 11 1928
Description: View looking up Fairchild Street towards the Wisconsin Power and Light building, at 122 W. Washington Avenue, under construction, with a man working near a...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north, with steam shovel and other equipment. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. John...
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Wisconsin Central Pile Driver Car

Date: 1907
Description: Wisconsin Central locomotive No #50 and pile driver No #2 working near Owen. Men stand on and around the tracks.
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Bridge over Wolf River

Date: 1907
Description: View from shoreline of men standing on the bridge over west branch of the Wolf River. They are constructing the Wisconsin & Northern railroad bridge.
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Railroad Bridge Construction

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Description: Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on...
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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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Bulldozing with a Hough Blade

Date: 1934
Description: Man bulldozing a pile of dirt with a McCormick-Deering crawler tractor with an attached blade. The blade was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Road Work with a Hough Loader

Date: 1954
Description: Man working on a suburban road with an International ID-6 and attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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McCormick-Deering TracTractor

Date: 1935
Description: Men using a McCormick-Deering TracTractor (crawler tractor) on a construction project, possibly a tunnel.
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L-120 Truck with Pickup Body

Date: 1949
Description: View of an International L-120 truck with pickup body parked at a residential construction site. Two men in work clothes and hats stand near the truck.
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De Pere Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1932
Description: View of the bridge under construction, with a crane atop the structure. Eight men are standing on scaffolding below the bridge. The Nicolet Paper Company ...
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Construction of City-County Building

Date: 10 24 1955
Description: Elevated view of the City County Building under construction. Automobiles are parked in the street and a truck with a semi-trailer is parked in front of a ...
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International Harvester Construction Equipment Brochure - French

Date: 1976
Description: Front cover of a French brochure advertising the International 165 Crawler Loader. The caption reads: "Chargeur a Chenilles 165 International." The photogr...

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