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Men Laying Railroad Track

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Description: Lumber workers laying railroad tracks through the woods.
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Wisconsin Central Pile Driver Car

Date: 1907
Description: Wisconsin Central locomotive No #50 and pile driver No #2 working near Owen. Men stand on and around the tracks.
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Bridge over Wolf River

Date: 1907
Description: View from shoreline of men standing on the bridge over west branch of the Wolf River. They are constructing the Wisconsin & Northern railroad bridge.
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Railroad Construction

Date: 1890
Description: Men building a culvert on the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Westerm railway. In the background both horses and oxen teams are being used.
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Tunnel at Tunnel City

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards a group of construction workers posed near the east portal of the railroad tunnel near Tunnel City.
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Building the Central Railway Tunnel

Date: 12 23 1895
Description: Horse-drawn implement makes a cut at a crossing where the tunnel will be made for the Wisconsin Central Railway.
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Wisconsin Central Railway Construction

Date: 12 11 1895
Description: View of the construction area of the Wisconsin Central Railway, looking southeast at Shipyard Point with workers and a team of horses.
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Erecting Pile Driver for Railroad Extension to Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Workers erecting a steam driven pile driver while others survey for the railroad extension from the village of Prairie du Sac to the dam site on the Wiscon...
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Pile Driver at Work on Railroad Extension from Prairie du Sac to Dam Site

Date: 04 1911
Description: Workmen pose on a steam-powered pile driver at work at the north end of the slough on the Wisconsin River. The railroad was extended from the village to th...
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Beginning of High Water at Power Dam

Date: 10 07 1911
Description: Elevated view of the rising waters of the Wisconsin River at the construction site. This view shows the coffer dam, pile drivers, and narrow gauge railroad...
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High Water at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 10 11 1911
Description: Elevated view of high water on the Wisconsin River which has inundated the coffer dam at the construction site. The narrow gauge railroad (curved line in f...
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane Constructing the L.I.R.R.

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane involved with the construction of the Long Island Railroad. There is a sign on the crane that...
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Men with Clay Automobile Models

Date: 1966
Description: Two men kneel before clay models of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" set on a table during the first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck e...
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Men Designing Automobile

Date: 1966
Description: Men stand beside a model of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" while another man sits inside during the first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor ...
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Space Buck Design

Date: 1966
Description: A man constructs a space buck on a divider during International Harvester's first styling seminar at the Fort Wayne motor truck engineering department. The...
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Students with Space Buck

Date: 1966
Description: Jack Willer (left) stands in front of John Hutton (seated) to discuss the design of a "Multipurpose Safety Utility Vehicle" at International Harvester's fi...
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C.B.Q. Concrete Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View across field of workers constructing a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad bridge.
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Laying 90 # Rail — Near Cassville, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working on the railroad near a farm field.
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C.B. and Q. R.R. Stone Crusher

Date: 1900
Description: The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stone crusher. There is a large group of workmen posing along the work site.
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International Harvester Scout in Construction Site

Date: 10 05 1972
Description: International Harvester Scout in construction site. Original caption reads: "Photo # W-6965-- Scout vehicle from International Trucks offers many construct...

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