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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...
Photograph

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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Unitarian Meeting House Congregation Sorting Stones

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Description: Members of the Madison First Unitarian Society congregation sorting stones to be used in the construction of the Meeting House. The building was designed b...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Montello

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye view of Montello, county seat of Marquette County. The granite quarry, woolen mill, and planing mill are clearly identified. A steamboat on Buf...
Photograph

Docks of the Rockport Granite Company

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Description: View of the docks at Rockport Granite Company, operating from 1864-1927. A sailing ship can be seen in the water near industrial buildings.
Postcard

Badger State Granite Co.

Date: 1920
Description: Colorized photograph of the Badger Granite Compnay, maker of monuments and gravestones. There is a church in the background. Caption reads: "Badger State G...
Postcard

Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: A view, looking east, of the grounds and buildings of the Montello Granite Company. On the left, a train car with "Detroit Southern" painted on it stands o...
Photograph

Water Power

Date: 1910
Description: Water power at the Montello Granite Co. View across water toward buildings elevated above the water. Water is pouring through the foundations of some of th...

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