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Driving Sheet Piling at Power Dam
May 28, 1911
Men posing on a barge carrying a steam powered pile driver at work on the coffer dam for the construction of the powerhouse. Caption reads: "Driving Sheet Piling at Power Dam, Pra. du Sac, Wis."
Driving Pilings for the Coffer Dam at Prairie du Sac Power Dam Site
July 20, 1911
Workmen stand on a barge carrying a steam-powered pile driver. The pilings will form the coffer dam necessary for construction of the power plant on the Wisconsin River.
Launch Towing Barge-Load of Pilings to Prairie du Sac Dam Site
March 1911
A gasoline-powered launch tows a barge loaded with log pilings on the Wisconsin River to the Prairie du Sac dam site. Workmen drive the launch and guide the barge.
Pile Driver and Cenrifugal Pump at Prairie du Sac Dam Site
1911
Steam-powered pile driver and centrifugal pump (in shed) at work at the Wisconsin River dam site. Men and children are watching the work.
Hoisting Machine Loading Pilings on Barge at Prairie du Sac Dam Site
March 1911
Workers use a rail car mounted crane to load pilings onto a barge. Bluffs are in the distance.
Erecting Pile Driver for Railroad Extension to Dam Site
1911
Workers erecting a steam driven pile driver while others survey for the railroad extension from the village of Prairie du Sac to the dam site on the Wisconsin River.
