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Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 12 02 1929
Description: Scaffolding rises on the State Bank of Wisconsin, 1 West Main Street, as an addition is constructed. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the street in ...
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New Farmer's Mutual Building

Date: 07 18 1935
Description: New Farmer's Mutual (now American Family) building at 312 Wisconsin Avenue under construction. Signboards in front read, in part: "New Home for Farmers Mut...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 07 02 1928
Description: View from the roof looking northwest toward Beavers Insurance Building, the Wisconsin State Capitol and First National Bank.
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 01 02 1928
Description: Stone walls are going up on the second floor. The view is looking west at the back of the building, with a wheelbarrow and scaffolding in the lot. In the b...
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 11 01 1929
Description: Construction of an addition to the State Bank of Wisconsin at 1-5 West main Street, as viewed from across West Main Street, with automobiles angle parked i...
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 10 01 1929
Description: State Bank of Wisconsin addition from the rear, 1 W. Main Street, under construction. "J.H. Kelly general contractor."
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State Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 09 04 1929
Description: Addition to State Bank of Wisconsin under construction, with construction workers. 1 W. Main Street.
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University Avenue National Bank Under Construction

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Scaffolding rises up the walls of the University Avenue National Bank, 905 University Avenue, with an unusual traffic signal in the intersection.
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Road Equipment Exhibit

Date: 02 01 1929
Description: Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Company road equipment exhibit showing Badger portable sand gravel bins and pit-hoppers exhibited on Monona Avenue. The Garrick...
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Workers Erecting Billboard

Date: 1955
Description: Construction workers erecting a billboard for Hines Lumber using a crane mounted on the back of an International heavy-duty truck. The billboard is sitting...
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International Power Washers Flyer

Date: 1978
Description: Advertising flyer for International Power Washers. The yellow poster has white lettering that reads: "Mud is Murder" above a black and white photograph. Th...
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International Harvester U.S. Map

Date: 1940
Description: Map illustrating the industrial uses of International crawler tractors (TracTracTors) across the United States. Includes the text: "International Serving I...
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International ACOF-190 Sightliner Truck

Date: 01 31 1961
Description: An International model ACOF-190 8x6 Sightliner truck outfitted with a mixer body is one of 14 units to be displayed by the International Harvester Company ...
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Werner Opera House

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Description: Two men on a scaffold inside the Werner Opera House. Advertisements for local merchants are on the stage curtain, and there is an upright piano in the fore...
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Theresa State Bank

Date: 11 1995
Description: "Moving ground for the Theresa State Bank in Lomira."
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International Harvester Scout in Construction Site

Date: 10 05 1972
Description: International Harvester Scout in construction site. Original caption reads: "Photo # W-6965-- Scout vehicle from International Trucks offers many construct...
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Man Leveling a Road with Grader

Date: 01 23 1927
Description: View down road towards the front of a road grader that a man is driving to level a road. A billboard on the other side of the road on the right reads, in p...
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Washington Street Repaving & Widening

Date: 1948
Description: Crews of the Vinton Construction Co. are laying a 20 foot wide concrete slab in front of the northeast corner of Washington and S. 9th Streets. A truck is ...
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Industrial Tractor with Front Loader

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Left side profile view of a man operating a McCormick-Deering tractor with a front loader. In the background are parked automobiles, and the Cage Hardware ...

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