Postcard
Driving Sheet Piling at Power Dam
| 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." |
| Image ID: | 52415 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 28 1911 |
| Creator Name: | Eberhart, F. S. |
| City: | Prairie du Sac |
| County: | Sauk |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | F. S. Eberhart Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, dam photographs, 1911-1914 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
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| This postcard was mailed May 31, 1911, three days after the photograph was taken, from Prairie du Sac to Miss Theresa Greis, Greenwood, Wisconsin. The message reads "Hello kid - How are you? I am all in this evening will write tomorrow. Am sending you a photo of where weary Willie has been working all day in the good old summer weather. good night. happy dreams to you. from the old fellow". Scanned from postcard owned by James Slattery. |
| Work clothes |
| Hills |
| Croplands |
| Men |
| Hats |
| Building sites |
| Planning |
| Boilers |
| Barges |
| Dams |
| Wisconsin River (Wis.) |
| Construction workers |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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