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| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Two stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wiscon... |
| Date: | 02 24 1950 |
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| Description: | A group of workmen posing in front of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. This is one of two "work days" the men donated to the ... |
| Date: | 09 29 1950 |
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| Description: | A group of skilled workmen in front of the First Unitarian Society meeting house on one of the work days they donated to the project. The building was desi... |
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| Description: | Workers erecting scaffolding outside the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the... |
| Date: | 03 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Nagle-Hart Tractor Company, 212 South Thornton Avenue. Repair shop showing several pieces of Caterpillar equipment being repaired by mechanics. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Workers during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | View of construction workers and stone carvers/cutters (some of them probably Italian) showing the detailed sections of the building of the State Historica... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of two men standing on a snowy street with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background. They are holding snow shovels. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Interior of State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. Image shows bricks used in the building and workers. |
| Date: | 12 26 1946 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, looking southwest from alley toward West Main Street with construction worker in unfinished ba... |
| Date: | 12 28 1946 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, looking north with construction workers in unfinished basement. Also shows side of Wisconsin T... |
| Date: | 03 03 1947 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, from intersection of West Main Street and South Fairchild Street looking at first and second f... |
| Date: | 03 27 1947 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, looking north across basement and first floor with part of the second floor under construction... |
| Date: | 05 14 1947 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, looking north across South Fairchild at scaffolding for first floor and second floors under co... |
| Date: | 05 14 1947 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Telephone Co. building site, 122 West Main Street, looking south east across South Fairchild Street at scaffolding for first floor and second flo... |
| Date: | 06 04 1947 |
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| Description: | Credit Union National Association Bridge magazine, 1342 East Washington Avenue. Slightly elevated view of the offset press room. Workers include fiv... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Three employees working at the Hess Cooperage sawmill, quarter sawing oak logs to make staves and heads for barrels. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Joe Hess, Eddie Hess, and Foots Hess (l to r) of the Hess Cooperage pose with a large oak log which will be cut into staves and heads for barrels. Houses ... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Two employees of the Hess Cooperage, working at machines that are milling oak lumber into staves for barrels. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. using a draw knife to shape an oak barrel stave at the Hess Cooperage. Also known as "schnitzeling on the schnitzelbank". |
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