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Driving Sheet Piling at Power Dam
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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."
May 28, 1911
Eberhart, F. S.
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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.
Narrow Gauge Trestle and Coffer Dam Under Construction
June 21, 1911
Looking east over the Wisconsin River showing the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle. Two steam-driven pile drivers on barges with construction workers are at work on the coffer dam which wil...
Workers on Pile Driver
September 23, 1911
Workers standing on the barge-mounted, steam-driven pile driver at work on the coffer dam.
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.
Work on Coffer Dam for Power House and Locks
September 18, 1911
Elevated view of pile drivers at work on the coffer dam. Pilings are also floating within the confines of the dam. The shoreline can be seen in the background.
General View, Looking East of Work on Power Dam
June 16, 1912
Elevated view of steam powered pile drivers at work on the coffer dam.
