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Two Men Shaking Hands

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Description: Two men shaking hands while working to complete structural steel work on the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1913
Description: Workmen stand atop and in front of the remnants of the last remaining wing, the North Wing, of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1909
Description: Workmen posing on the partially demolished dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, together with the hoist used for removing salvaged materials. This d...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 08 1907
Description: The dismantling of the dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol began with the removal of the 32-foot flagpole. The eagle at the top of the pole was an 18...
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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Carvers at the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Three stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Histori...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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East Mifflin Street Looking North

Date: 1901
Description: View down East Mifflin Street looking north near Blair Street. Men are working on road construction.
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Railway Shopmen

Date: 1913
Description: A group of railway shopmen of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad pose at the terminal roundhouse in Madison's west side yards bordering Regent S...
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William Sachtjen

Date: 1940
Description: Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery...
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A Family of Doctors

Date: 11 1917
Description: Doctor James A. Jackson, Sr., of Madison (center), with three of his four sons who became doctors: (left to right) Reginald H. Jackson, Sr., Arnold Jackson...
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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Lincoln Monument Construction

Date: 1918
Description: Lincoln Monument construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Workmen are standing around the perimeter of a large hole while others are dig...
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South Hall

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Description: View across Bascom Hill of South Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a horse-drawn vehicle under a tree, and a man is working on t...
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Loading Boxes from French Battery Company onto Railroad Cars

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Description: Two men loading boxes of batteries onto railroad cars with a conveyor belt. French Battery later became Ray-O-Vac Corporation.
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Lunchtime on Brearly Street

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Description: Jack Sanders, Lewis Arms's co-worker at Greyhound, sits on a curb on Brearly Street to eat his lunch.
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Lewis Arms with Kayser Motors Truck

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Description: Bill Mootz (left) and Lewis Arms pose with a truck that advertises "Kayser's, 702 E. Wash. Ave., Madison" on the door. Both men were employees at Kayser Mo...
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Lewis Arms in Work Uniform

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: Lewis Arms sits on a railing outside University Hospital where he worked as a storeroom clerk. He is wearing a white jacket and hat.
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Ideal Body Company Employees

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Description: Four men, probably employees of the Ideal Body Company, standing in the doorway of the company's building on Park Street.

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