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Frank Lloyd Wright on the Building Site

Date: 1936
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright conferring with another man on the site of one of his great designs, the Johnson Wax Building.
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Building a Barn

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Description: Two men are leaning on a fence in the foreground, with other men behind them in a field. Men on scaffolding and ladders are building a barn with a cupola. ...
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Barn Raising

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Description: A work crew raising the bents of a barn framing system using pike poles. A valley is in the background beyond the hill where the barn is being constructed.
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Installing a Top Plate for a Barn

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Description: Dahl took a series of pictures of barn raisings, one of many community activities he photographed. Here the crew is installing a top plate on the side wall...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: The prow of the Unitarian Meeting House during construction, with the roof trusses in place. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructe...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: The First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction, as viewed from University Bay Drive, with the roof trusses of the auditorium in place. The b...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: A group of workmen posing in front of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. This is one of two "work days" the men donated to the ...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

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Description: Roof and hearth room of the Unitarian Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the roof trusses during construction of the Unitarian Meeting House. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Unitarian Meeting House Women Stacking Stones

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Description: Three female members of the First Unitarian Society helping to stack stones during the construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Meeting House. Membe...
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Loading Stones into a Truck

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Description: Members of the First Unitarian Society loading stones at a quarry to be used in the construction of the Meeting House. The building was designed by Frank L...
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Interstate Bridge Framework

Date: 1961
Description: View taken from below of the Interstate Highway I-535 bridge during construction.
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Queen of Apostles Seminary Groundbreaking

Date: 05 09 1948
Description: Bishop William P. O'Connor of the Madison Diocese is shown removing the first shovel of dirt at the ground-breaking of the Queen of Apostles Seminary being...
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President Harry S. Truman Visit

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman visited Madison to be present at the laying of the cornerstone for the CUNA's Filene House, 1617 Sherman Avenue. He is pictured ...
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Construction of New Seats at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 06 30 1950
Description: Elevated view of construction of new concrete bleachers at the north end of Camp Randall Stadium.
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Men at Pike's Peak

Date: 1910
Description: Three men posing on large rocks at Pike's Peak. Harry Dankoler is on the far left with Joe Leighton next to him and an unidentified man on the far right. A...
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Cook & Bunk House Under Construction

Date: 09 10 1910
Description: Men work on a partially finished cabin in the woods. Snow-covered tree trunks litter the clearing around the cabin. The cabin is being built in conjunction...
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Pearce Roberts

Date: 01 14 1954
Description: Portrait of Pearce Roberts, Executive Secretary of the Madison Building Trades Council and past president of the Madison Federation of Labor.
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Pine Bluff Observatory Site

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: Bulldozers and steam shovels prepare the site for the future University of Wisconsin Observatory site near Pine Bluff.
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Raising the Statue "Wisconsin"

Date: 07 1914
Description: Raising the statue "Wisconsin" to the top of the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.

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