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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street. Stevens Point, Wis. Asphaltic Concrete on old macadam base. W.F. Reichardt, C.E." The old macadam pavement was not holdi...
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Airports — TD-9

Date: 1950
Description: View of men working with concrete mixer. Subject: "Airports — TD-9." Where Taken: "MidW." Information with photograph reads: "TD-9 Tractor loading sand int...
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Concrete Chimney Experiment

Date: 1926
Description: Concrete chimney experiment at the University of Wisconsin.
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Blue Jay Concrete Booth at ESBMA Fall Festival

Date: 09 12 1929
Description: Blue Jay Concrete Co., cast stone, booth at East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival.
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Concrete Block Machine

Date: 03 12 1929
Description: Concrete block machine as seen from the front, at Madison Silo Co.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 08 1929
Description: Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue. Men are pouring a cement floor.
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C.W. Smith Delivery Truck

Date: 07 03 1926
Description: Two men with a C.W. delivery truck parked in front of a building for C.W. Smith. One man is standing and resting his arm on the fender, and the other man i...
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Shoot the Chute

Date: 1953
Description: The chute is equipped with rail for the carts that haul the limestone at the Lime Kiln.
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Saukville Driveway Construction

Date: 10 23 1985
Description: A group of five people are working on freshly poured cement outside a shop called Mac's Archery Supplies, Inc. Caption reads: "A group from Wiggins Constru...
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Jim Kreilkamp and Roy Heldt

Date: 09 29 1983
Description: Two shirtless men are standing in freshly poured cement using shovels. A third man is standing behind them. Caption reads: "Jim Kreilkamp (left) and Roy He...
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Norris Dam

Date: 05 23 1936
Description: Elevated, panoramic view across water towards the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled.
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Cement Truck

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Description: "Redi-Mix" cement truck owned by Findorff Lumber & Supply Company.
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 07 02 1930
Description: State Office Building, Wilson Street, construction showing concrete mixer, workers, and a Castle & Doyle truck dumping.
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Pouring Cement

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Description: Two men are standing and watching as a construction crew is pouring cement at the Hill Farms State Office Building.
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Mattson Cement Factory; Interior

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Description: Indoor view of a cement factory showing shelves with molded cement blocks and other materials. Identified as the Mattson Cement Block Factory in Brockway.
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Miracle Pressed Stone Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Miracle Pressed Stone Company, with a three-quarter view of a cement building block, nestled in the curve of the decorative capital "M" o...
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Stoffer and Schuster Sidewalk

Date: 12 1998
Description: Companies that build sidewalks in Theresa branded the concrete with their names. Stoffer and Schuster's mark is pictured.
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New Dam

Date: 1913
Description: View looking down on construction site of a dam. Two pulley-operated hoists are erect. Men pose from the top of the dam.
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 21 1997
Description: "Theresa water tower base."
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New Water Tower

Date: 03 21 1997
Description: "The base of the new water tower is now taking shape."

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