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Montello Granite Works
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Charles Richter, second from left, poses in front of a building at the top of the Montello granite quarry. His wife stands at the front of the group, wearing a dark blouse and skirt. The other people are unidentified, but two of the girls are likely the Richters' daughters, Ethel May and Blanche. A small cart, a portion of the derrick, and quarry buildings are in the background. The message reads: "Montello, July 17. Dear Helen. Been getting along all right but slowly, current is swift & river bends all over. There are 8 locks besides. Alfred." The card was sent by Alfred T. Flint (1890-1949) of Madison to his sister Helen. The son of Albert S. and Helen Flint, Alfred Flint was later a Harvard trained attorney. The river referred to in the message is the Fox River. Caption reads: "Montello Granite Co's Works, Montello, Wis."
1906
Kaufmann, Lucy A.
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Montello Granite Works
1905
A workman is standing on the platform of a wooden derrick at the granite quarry. A two-story wood frame building is behind the derrick. Large granite blocks are supporting the upper edge of the qua...
Headstones
1908
Rows of granite headstones and plinths arranged in front of buildings at the Montello quarry. A derrick is standing in the background on the left; there is a tall smokestack at right. The printed c...
Montello Granite Works
1905
Elevated view looking west over the Montello Granite Company's works framed by an irregular mask. Two wooden derricks and irregular blocks of granite are in the foreground, with the granite company...
Catholic Church
1904
View from below of a small wooden church building standing at the edge of the Montello quarry. In the foreground cables stretch over the quarry hole. The printed inscription reads, "Montello Granit...
Quarry Workers
1878
Stereograph of a bearded man with vest and suit posing on a narrow gauge railroad at the granite works in Montello. Workmen are posing around him. Most of the men are facing the camera, but two men...
Waterfall at the Quarry
1905
A winter view of the dam, left, on the Montello River and ice formations under the shed on the right. The polishing shed of the Montello Granite Company is in the background.
