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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste...
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University of Wisconsin Dormitory Construction

Date: 09 30 1957
Description: Construction site of the University of Wisconsin Holt dormitory on Elm Drive.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Construction of Present Capitol

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Fourth Capitol and dome under construction, while the north wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol remains standing on the right. T...
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Canadian Ship at Michela Coal & Wood Dock

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Description: Elevated view over railroads tracks of Canadian ship with cargo of wood pulp. Sulphide bales are being unloaded and there are several men on the ship. In t...
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Manitowoc Shipbuilding Floating Drydock

Date: 07 02 1960
Description: View across water towards the Manitowoc Shipbuilding floating drydock. Pilings and grass are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings on a hil...
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Construction of Bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts

Date: 08 10 1973
Description: View across water of early construction of the bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts.
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Road Work

Date: 04 1995
Description: "Road work is in progress on Highways 28 and 67 (Mayville Road)."
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Small Garden with Men Working in Background

Date: 1941
Description: A small backyard garden is in the foreground near what appears to be a house. Men are working next to two trucks and a crane in the background.
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Vilas Mansion Demolished for Construction of National Guardian Life Insurance Co. Building

Date: 05 23 1963
Description: The 104-year old Vilas Mansion at 12 Gilman Street is demolished to make way for the new National Guardian Life Insurance Co. building. The house was built...
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Crane and Truck near Road and Houses

Date: 1941
Description: A crane and a truck in a clearing between a road lined with telephone poles and a row of houses. On the right near the truck a man is working. The license ...
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Tearing Down the Overpass

Date: 06 1984
Description: Workmen tear down the old overpass on Route 67 in Lomira.
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Demolition of Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant.
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Building Under Construction

Date: 1901
Description: View from a distance of the framework of a large building under construction next to a house in Corliss.
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Obey and Young, Overwhelmed

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) looking at the World Trade Center site shortly after the 9/11 attacks. With Obey is Florida Congressman Bill Yo...
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Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) and Florida Congressman Young tour the destruction at the World Trade Center with an FBI guide a few days after...
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First Congregational Church Construction

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: A crane at work on the First Congregational Church, located at 1609 University Avenue at the corner of North Breese Terrace.
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P&H Advertising Room

Date: 08 15 1913
Description: Men at desks in the Pawling & Harnischfeger advertising department. Large windows on left look out towards another building, and men on equipment can be se...
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Jones Island

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Description: Elevated view of Jones Island fishing community in Milwaukee Harbor. Several shacks are visible as well as many fishing nets on net rollers. Ice on the wat...
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Digging up Ground

Date: 1955
Description: Slightly elevated view of machinery being used to dig up ground along a road near an open field. There is a farmhouse among trees in the background. Snow i...
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Factory and Dam

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Description: Elevated view across dirt road of a paper mill on the shore of the Chippewa River next to a concrete dam. The mill has a tall smokestack. On the far shorel...

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