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Barn Raising at Paddock Farm

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of a barn raising on the farm of Alva Paddock in the township of Salem on Geneva Road, Highway 50.
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 05 1898
Description: Elevated view over the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building (Wisconsin Historical Society) which is under construction. The Wisconsin State Capit...
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State Historical Society Building Under Construction

Date: 05 31 1898
Description: Cyanotype elevated view across Langdon Street from the Red Gym of the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters under construction.
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, during construction. Details of interior, including ceiling and arches.
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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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Painters in Library Reading Room

Date: 1923
Description: Men in work clothes stand on scaffolding in the library reading room of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Desks below are covered with drop cloths. The rea...
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital Groundbreaking

Date: 08 07 1951
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of people posed on and around a crane and waving at the groundbreaking ceremony for St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital.
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Modernization in SHSW Library

Date: 1955
Description: Ceiling high scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library reading room, with a man and a woman attempting to study at the tables in the foregrou...
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Modernization in the SHSW Library

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room constructed for the replacement of the glass skylights and original light fixtures. On...
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Construction on State Historical Society of Wisconsin Headquarters Building

Date: 1967
Description: View from Langdon Street of steelworkers constructing the framework for the addition to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Headquarters building. Pa...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Renovation in Progress

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of construction of the T-shaped addition on the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters Building, from Science Hall looking southeast. Vehi...
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Stacks of Concrete Pipes

Date: 1969
Description: Large concrete pipes stacked outdoors.
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Construction Equipment

Date: 1969
Description: Construction machinery at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Trailer

Date: 1969
Description: Construction trailer and surrounding construction debris.
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Shadows in Archways

Date: 1969
Description: View of construction site through arches casting shadows.
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Crane at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Crane at the World Trade Center construction site.
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Man Operating Crane

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker inside a cab operating a crane.
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Cement Mixing Truck

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of the back end of a cement truck.
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Construction of World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Architectural foundations of the World Trade Center.

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