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Road Crew
January 1919
View of the road crew at work on State Highway 11 (now 14) in Richland County.
Road Paving Crew
1918
Road construction crew at work on the Chicago-St. Francis Road in Milwaukee County. This road was constructed with bulk cement using an integral curb.
Road Crew
October 20, 1948
Construction workers along State Highway 59 putting crack filler into a tar kettle for heating.
Highway Excavation
September 27, 1933
Excavation, both manual and machine powered, probably between Richland Center and Boaz on STH 14.
Construction Workers' Cabins
September 27, 1933
Cabins for employees of the Interstate Construction Company working near Richland Center and Boaz. Road construction sites were frequently far from accommodations where the workers might stay. In ...
