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| Date: | 02 24 1950 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 10 24 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the City County Building under construction. Automobiles are parked in the street and a truck with a semi-trailer is parked in front of a ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A factory worker at International Harvester's Tractor Works is using a forklift with a small crane to transport materials. |
| Date: | 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction of the new building, at Sixth Street and Highland Avenue. The downtown can be seen in the background, including the Schlitz c... |
| Date: | 03 13 1950 |
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| Description: | A familiar sight around Madison is workers framing in houses. Two workers are working on a roof and dormer. |
| Date: | 04 20 1950 |
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| Description: | View across street towards two men working to remodel 1374 Williamson Street into William and Isabel Schlick's jewelry shop. Lloyd Foust was the general co... |
| Date: | 06 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction of new concrete bleachers at the north end of Camp Randall Stadium. |
| Date: | 06 30 1950 |
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| Description: | View of the north bleachers at Camp Randall Stadium, with construction started to add additional concrete bleachers on top. |
| Date: | 12 18 1950 |
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| Description: | Two men bring up a plank for a brace during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in preparation for the second annual jumping meet at Tomahawk R... |
| Date: | 12 18 1950 |
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| Description: | A man prepares to hoist a plank into place during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in anticipation for the second annual jumping meet at Tom... |
| Date: | 12 18 1950 |
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| Description: | Men construct the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump scaffold at Tomahawk Ridge. |
| Date: | 10 09 1959 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Orla V. Coleman, business agent of Madison Iron Workers Local 383. Earlier in his career as a iron worker he participated in many construction ... |
| Date: | 08 17 1958 |
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| Description: | Building for a new “supermarket” food and household necessities store, under construction on the outskirts of the Milwaukee area. In the background is a ba... |
| Date: | 04 03 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of demonstration “ranch” type frame residence under construction within an auditorium, presumably in Milwaukee, for some type of trade show. ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View from snowy ground of men working on the roof. In the foreground are stacks of wood on sawhorses. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction workers near a truss on the roof. In the foreground on the right another man is working around piles of snow and building mat... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View from snowy ground of men working on the roof. In the foreground are stacks of wood on sawhorses. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of men working on trusses laid on sawhorses on the ground near the church. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Construction workers are on the roof, and also working on a lower section of the church. Snow is on the ground. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of constructions workers in the foreground working among trusses set up on workhorses on the ground. In the background is the church... |
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