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Unloading Ship in Milwaukee Harbor

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Description: Unloading barrels of goods from the "Ogdensburg" in the Milwaukee harbor.
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Construction Workers at Dam Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Workers posing in a doorway at the Prairie du Sac dam construction site. Two men appear to be working on a gas lamp, while others are holding spools of wir...
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Constructing Brush Dam on Mississippi River

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of men working to construct a brush dam about seven miles north of Cassville. There are two groups of well-dressed people, who appear to ...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 498-506

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Description: Cranberry growing has been and is one of the most profitable and picturesque branches of agriculture in Wisconsin. In the 1860's and 1870's, land previousl...
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Meal with the Log Drivers

Date: 1912
Description: View towards shoreline of log drivers eating lunch on the edge of the riverbank. Visiting businessmen share a meal with the log drivers who are sitting and...
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Posing on the Cooks Tent

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down from riverbank of four businessmen and the log driving cook posing on the cooks tent barge during the log drive.
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Construction of the Bulkhead

Date: 1908
Description: View looking toward men working on a construction site. Men are standing and watching from the rocky shoreline on the right. Identified as the construction...
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Construction of the Bulkhead

Date: 1908
Description: View looking towards men working on a construction site. Identified as the construction of the bulkhead for the powerhouse in 1908. There are men standing ...
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Men Pouring Concrete

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Description: Elevated view of workers putting in concrete to create an apron for the power dam they're building. Two men in suits are standing on a platform on the far ...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder in Field

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. In front of the binder is a man in a horse-drawn carriage. In the background is...
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Fish Hatchery

Date: 1935
Description: B.O. Webster, superintendent of fisheries, on the left in an overcoat, and an unidentified man carrying a pail and dipper, on the right, are walking along ...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...

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