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New Paint, Same Color
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Two men in protective suits are using hoses to spray paint onto a bridge grating. Caption reads: "NEW PAINT, SAME COLOR — The State St. bridge over the Milwaukee River is receiving a new coat of green paint from workers, who include Ted Thompson (foreground) and Bob Bernel. The paint job is expected to take most of the summer."
May 31, 1979
Schreiber, David
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Flushing Tar Dye
July 29, 1983
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Tim Johnson
May 18, 1989
Silhouetted profile of a man looking up and spraying part of a structure with vertical and diagonal support beams with a spray gun. Caption reads: "Tim Johnson of Ace Window Cleaning sprayed the Fi...
Tunnel Cleaner
April 25, 1979
A truck is moving along a tunnel, with a rotating scrub brush attached to its rear scrubbing the ceiling of the tunnel. A man is walking on the opposite side of the street. Caption reads: "A specia...
Railroad Worker
October 13, 1977
A man wearing a hardhat and carrying a tool is walking along railroad tracks. Caption reads: "A railroad worker walked along a line in the Menomonee Valley near Muskego Ave."
