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Kilbourn Dam, Building Apron

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Description: Elevated view of Kilbourn Dam, building apron. Men are working on the dam, and a bridge is in the background.
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Fauerbach Brewing Co. Buildings

Date: 04 01 1938
Description: Two men standing against a wall, behind the Fauerbach Brewing Co. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and Lake Monona is in the background.
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Penisular Power Company

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Description: Panoramic group portrait of workers, who are building the Penisular Power Company, located on the Brule River.
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De Pere Lock on Fox River

Date: 1897
Description: De Pere lock on the Fox River with a construction crew at work. This is the only wooden lock on the Fox River.
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Pulling Steel Sheet Piling at Power Dam

Date: 05 03 1912
Description: Workmen on a barge using a pulley to raise sheet steel pilings which were damaged by high water in October, 1911.
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste...
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First Story of Generator Room of Power House at Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1913
Description: Progress on the power house construction, with the east portion of the wall complete, and men working on forms for the rest of the wall.
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Pen Stock Roof in Power House at Power Dam

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Workmen on temporary walkways among reinforcing bars on the roof of the power house.
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Downstream Side of Power House

Date: 07 29 1913
Description: A view of the power house from the southwest, showing bricklayers and other workers. The narrow gauge railroad is in the foreground.
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Downsteam Side of Power House at Power Dam

Date: 09 01 1913
Description: Elevated view of the power house from the southwest showing progress of the brickwork. Two railroad cars are standing on the railroad extension. Workers ar...
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Roof Trusses on Power House

Date: 10 10 1913
Description: Workers posing with roof trusses on the power house, 85 feet above the water level at the Prairie du Sac Dam. Note the brickwork in progress.
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Office Force and Foremen

Date: 03 12 1914
Description: Office force and foremen posing in front of the south side of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam.
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Office Force and Foremen

Date: 03 12 1914
Description: The office force and foremen posing before the south facade of the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam.
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General View of Power House and Dam

Date: 10 11 1914
Description: Elevated view looking east across the power house, lock, and uncompleted portion of the dam. The concrete plant is seen on the far bank. The rising water o...
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Conduits for Switchboard in Power House

Date: 07 02 1913
Description: Workers pause while installing a maze of conduit for the switchboard in the power house. The construction camp is to the left.
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International Trucks at Water Tank

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: Two mud-splattered International trucks with drivers parked in front of a wooden water tank. The tank has a hand-painted sign that reads: "Positively No Sw...
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Manufacturer's Home Building

Date: 1895
Description: Building from across the river, with construction workers working nearby. Signs for the Boston Store and Diamond tires are on the roof, as well as lettered...
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Logging with a T-20 Crawler Tractor

Date: 03 09 1938
Description: Men using an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor), PD-80, and P-300 owned by Sam Seppala of Grand Marais, to log white pine. The original capti...
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Construction Site of Dam

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Description: Men working around a small building near the construction site of a dam. Two men are standing on the roof. Houses and other buildings are on a hill in the ...
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist on Loading Dock

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit preparing to load lumber onto a boat in what is possibly Pensacola, Florida. Two m...

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