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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Steeplejacks Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, in the cap, repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. The photograph was...
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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Close-up of Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, wearing the cap, steeplejacks repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. P...
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 08 01 1930
Description: Basement and ground floor of State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. View toward Lake Monona.
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Hydraulics Laboratory Addition

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Men working on the concrete forms for the roof of the addition to the University of Wisconsin hydraulics laboratory, 660 N. Park Street looking north over ...
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Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Elevated view from the south east of men constructing the concrete forms for the roof of the addition to the University of Wisconsin-Madison hydraulics lab...
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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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John Street Bridge

Date: 1960
Description: View looking down at people working on John Street Bridge during the razing. There is a crane on the bridge.
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Bridge over the Black River

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view of a bridge over the Black River during construction. It was built during 1923 and 1924 by the Wausau Iron Works. Tom Cleary was the Resident...
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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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Arpin's Dam

Date: 05 05 1911
Description: Elevated view of construction on Arpin's dam. Men are working on the right. Caption reads: "Arpin's Dam at Radisson, Wis".
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Machinery at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 08 11 1910
Description: The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ...
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Erecting Pile Driver for Railroad Extension to Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Workers erecting a steam driven pile driver while others survey for the railroad extension from the village of Prairie du Sac to the dam site on the Wiscon...
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Pile Driver and Cenrifugal Pump at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Steam-powered pile driver and centrifugal pump (in shed) at work at the Wisconsin River dam site. Men and children are watching the work.
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Main Office at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Construction workers posing during construction of the main office at the Wisconsin River dam site.
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Hoisting Machine Loading Pilings on Barge at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Workers use a rail car mounted crane to load pilings onto a barge. Bluffs are in the distance.
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Launch Towing Barge-Load of Pilings to Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: A gasoline-powered launch tows a barge loaded with log pilings on the Wisconsin River to the Prairie du Sac dam site. Workmen drive the launch and guide th...
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Pile Driver at Work on Railroad Extension from Prairie du Sac to Dam Site

Date: 04 1911
Description: Workmen pose on a steam-powered pile driver at work at the north end of the slough on the Wisconsin River. The railroad was extended from the village to th...
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First Concrete Laid at Power Dam

Date: 04 14 1911
Description: Newly poured concrete abutment on the east shore of the Wisconsin River. Iron reinforcing rods protrude from the concrete. Workmen and the steam-driven cem...
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Men Standing on Railroad Car

Date: 04 1911
Description: Group of men standing on and beside a rail car in front of the main construction office at the site of the Wisconsin River dam.
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First Smoke Stack at Power Plant Construction Site

Date: 05 06 1911
Description: Workmen posing while erecting the first smokestack at the power plant construction site on the Wisconsin River. Two men have scaled the stack.

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