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Montello Granite Works
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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 buildings behind. The long building on the right is the quarry's polishing shed. The roof and tower of the Montello House hotel are in the center background, and Buffalo Lake is seen at far left. An elevated narrow gauge railway leads from between two sheds, curving as it extends left towards the lake. A short greeting is handwritten at the top. Caption reads: "Montello Granite Co's Works, Montello, Wis."
1905
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...
Montello Granite Works
1905
A view, looking east, of the grounds and buildings of the Montello Granite Company. On the left, a train car with "Detroit Southern" painted on it stands on tracks near a pile of uniform cut granit...
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
1906
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 peop...
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...
Large Derrick in Quarry
1910
View from below looking up a rockface toward a derrick at the top of a quarry. Men are standing along the top nearby. Caption on back reads: "Quarry view with large derrick on edge of quarry. Monte...
