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Electrical Room at McCormick Works

Date: 02 03 1912
Description: Electrical room inside McCormick Works.
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Electrical Room at McCormick Works

Date: 02 03 1912
Description: Electrical room indoors at McCormick Works.
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Electrical Generator

Date: 02 18 1910
Description: Electrical generator at McCormick Works.
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Horse-Drawn New 4 Cultivator

Date: 12 12 1919
Description: Rear view of a horse-drawn cultivator with fertilizer attachments working in a field. Power lines and a fence are along the field on the right. Buildings a...
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Snowplow in Deep Snow

Date: 12 14 1927
Description: View from front of a snowplow working in deep snow.
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Snowplow in Deep Snow

Date: 12 14 1927
Description: View towards front of truck with a snowplow. The plow is moving through deep snow in a rural area.
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Collapsed Structure by Roadside

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Description: View from street towards a building that has collapsed. There is a sidewalk in the foreground, and trees surround the building. A body of water is in the b...
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Machine Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing inside the machine shop at Montello Granite Co. The man on the left has a pipe in his mouth, and he is standing with his hand on the power...
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Power House

Date: 1918
Description: Text on front reads: "Power House, Kilbourn, Wis." A brick building with arched windows. Completed in 1909, the power plant is still in use today.

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Electric Power Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "'On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.' Electric Power Plant, Kilbourn, Wis." Completed in 1909, the power plant is still in ...
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New Electric Sub-Station

Date: 07 23 1958
Description: Switch-throwing ceremony for the new electric sub-station in Sun Prairie on Market Street. Five men are standing in front of the transformer and other equi...
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Main Street

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin." The downtown area with buildings, storefronts and sidewalks. Signs read: "Wisconsin Gas and Elec...
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Neshonoc Falls

Date: 01 13 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Neshonoc Falls, West Salem, Wis." The Neshonoc Dam, powerhouse and spillway on the La Crosse River. The powerhouse was built after 18...
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Dam and Electric Power Plant

Date: 01 07 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Dam and Electric Power Plant, Watertown, Wis." The Watertown Electric Company Power Plant #1 was built in 1909 of cream brick. Rollin...
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International Harvester TD-15 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1960
Description: A man is operating the crawler tractor outdoors. The crawler is carrying a large rock towards a truck parked on the right. Power lines are in the backgroun...
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Residence Scenery

Date: 1907
Description: Text on the front reads: "Residence Scenery, Seymour, Wis." Handwritten on the back: "Residence of Dr. Hittner, about the turn of the century, 1900-1910." ...
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Wardens with Emergency Telephone

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Description: Two men outdoors with an emergency telephone. The men appear to be on top of a truck or other type of vehicle. Behind them are power lines and trees.
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Madison, Wisconsin at 37° Below Zero

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of the near east side dominated by the smokestacks of Madison Gas & Electric. Snow is on the rooftops of buildings, and chimneys are spewing ...
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Railroad Tracks

Date: 1975
Description: Elevated view of railroad tracks reflecting the light of the sun at either sunrise or sunset. Silhouettes of cranes, power lines and buildings are in the d...
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Heat and Power Laboratory

Date: 1947
Description: Steam turbines in the Heat and Power Lab in the Mechanical Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The lab has large windows an...

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