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Kewanee Boiler and Anchor Stoker

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Kewaunee boiler and Anchor stoker in the basement of the Women's Building.
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Anchor Stokers and Kewaunee Boilers

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Anchor stokers and Kewaunee boilers in the basement of Longfellow School, taken for Pharo Heating.
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Anchor Stokers and Kewaunee Boilers

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Anchor stokers and Kewaunee boilers in the Marquette School basement. Taken for Pharo Heating.
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Cutting Fire Wood

Date: 1905
Description: Six men posing in front of a portable steam driven circular saw on the Von der Sump farm. A portion of the saw blade is visible between two men in the cent...
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Will's Saw Outfit

Date: 1905
Description: Will von der Sump, second from left, is watching as two men guide a log into the circular saw blade of a portable sawmill. A steam engine at left powers th...
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Threshing

Date: 1910
Description: A man at far left, possibly Frank von der Sump, is posing with his elbow resting on a steam tractor. A belt from the tractor is powering a threshing machin...
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Freeman Manufacturing Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Freeman Manufacturing Company, with a panel with an elevated view of the company complex, including the warehouse; foundry; and boiler, i...
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Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company

Date: 12 03 1954
Description: Two large boilers (?) at the Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company, 1400 East Washington Avenue.
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Man Stoking Furnace

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of a man wearing a vest and tie stoking a furnace.
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Hot Water Boiler

Date: 07 12 1948
Description: One of two new hot water boilers being moved into the basement boiler room of the Hotel Loraine. A special ramp had to be constructed into the basement, an...
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Bay State Foundry & Machine Shop Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wm. Goodnow Bay State Foundry & Machine Shop, or "Bay State" Iron Works, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which fabricated steam engines and boil...
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Power Dam Construction Site

Date: 07 27 1911
Description: Elevated view of the power dam construction site on the Wisconsin River from the west shore. The outline of the coffer dam is easily seen. Three steam-pow...
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Pharo Heating Company Stokers & Boilers

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Anchor stokers and Kewaunee boilers, at the RMR Corporation building, 1400 East Washington Avenue.
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Coffer Dam Under Construction

Date: 06 21 1911
Description: Looking east over the Wisconsin River showing the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle. Two steam-driven pile drivers on barges with construction worke...
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Crane Hoisting Gravel into Concrete Mixer

Date: 05 31 1912
Description: Workers maneuvering a load of gravel into a concrete mixer at the plant on the east bank of the river. The east abutment is in the foreground, left.
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James Sheriffs Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of James Sheriffs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturer of "Propeller Wheels, Steam Engines, Boilers, Mill Machinery, Iron and Brass Castings," ...
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L.W. Dukerschien Heating and Ventilation Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the L.W. Dukerschien Heating and Ventilation Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with images of a boiler ("Particular Attention given to Remodelin...
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Howard Sechrest Welding

Date: 08 07 1939
Description: Howard Sechrest, of Howard Welding & Machine Co., wears goggles and welds in the boiler at the Loraine Hotel.
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Construction Workers at Dam Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a group of workers posing on the east bank of the Wisconsin River at the power dam construction site. One man is strumming his shovel like...
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Boiler for Mining Camp

Date: 09 1910
Description: A large upright boiler functioning as part of the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp.

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