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Emjay Wind Generator

Date: 08 04 1939
Description: View of complete EMJAY wind generator unit set up in front of the M.J. Fitzgerald factory, 2034 Jenifer Street.
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Construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light Building

Date: 10 11 1928
Description: View looking up Fairchild Street towards the Wisconsin Power and Light building, at 122 W. Washington Avenue, under construction, with a man working near a...
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Hydroelectric Central Station

Date: 1954
Description: Exterior view of a reproduction of the world's first hydroelectric central station. It is located near the site of the original, which began operation on S...
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P&H Concrete Breaker

Date: 04 15 1916
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on a residential street with a operator in the cab. Men are working in the street, and trees and power lines are l...
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C.O. Johnson Implement Company

Date: 1945
Description: View from street of the storefront of C.O. Johnson Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership.
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Billowing Steam from Wisconsin Power and Light

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Description: High humidity and low temperatures cause massive steam clouds to billow from the stacks of Wisconsin Power and Light Company behind a house on Jenifer Stre...
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City Line Trucks Used for Putting Up Power Lines

Date: 01 24 1928
Description: View across street towards men working around a City Line Dept. truck. One man is sitting in the driver's seat of the truck. Another man is halfway up a po...
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Halo

Date: 1960
Description: A circular contrail forming a halo behind a silhouetted church steeple. Power lines are in the background.

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