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I-30 Tractor with Hough Shovel Digging Gravel

Date: 06 18 1935
Description: Commonwealth Edison worker using a McCormick-Deering I-30 industrial tractor with a loader to scoop gravel off of a city street. The loader was manufacture...
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Sprayguns and Compressors for Auto Painting

Date: 04 04 1946
Description: Sprayguns and compressors for painting automobiles at Winnebago Auto Replacement Company, 103 North Park Street.
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Workman with Jackhammer

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: Man with jackhammer making street repairs with an air hammer with compressor. Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co. Saunders Grocery store is across the street a...
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Klean-Rite Auto Laundry, Inc.

Date: 07 01 1927
Description: View across street owards the Klean-Rite Auto Laundry Inc., Pennco Greasing Service at 739 East Mifflin Street. It was apparently not a car wash, but an au...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Maintenance

Date: 1878
Description: Painters working on the cornice of one of the four octagonal towers of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Also visible is the Italianate ornamentation of the iro...
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The Fix-it Man

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Description: Workers from Starkweather Contractors repair and install windows at a residence.
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Milwaukee Road Repair Shop

Date: 10 1983
Description: The Milwaukee Road freight car repair shop at 3301 West Canal Street.
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Milwaukee Road Sheetmetal Shop

Date: 10 1983
Description: The Milwaukee Road sheetmetal shop, formerly formerly known as the car paint and repair shop, located at 3301 West Canal Street.
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Milwaukee Road Sheetmetal Shop

Date: 10 1983
Description: The Milwaukee Road Shops interior sheetmetal shop, formerly the car paint and repair shop, at 3301 West Canal Street.
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Workers Service Oil Field Equipment

Date: 1956
Description: Color photograph of two men servicing oil field equipment. An International model RDF-192 truck owned by "Dowell" is parked in the foreground.
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Road Work with a Hough Loader

Date: 1954
Description: Man working on a suburban road with an International ID-6 and attached loader. The loader was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Road Work with Hough H-30 Front Loader

Date: 1950
Description: Man working on a residential street with a Hough H-30 front loader. The machine was manufactured by the Frank G. Hough Company.
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Kayser Motors Mechanic

Date: 02 13 1948
Description: A mechanic spray painting a vehicle at Kayser Motors, located at 701 East Washington Avenue.
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State Highway Commission on Road #13

Date: 06 16 1926
Description: A State Highway Commission worker operates an Austin Western motor grader on Road #13 from Webster to South English in Keokuk County. There is a house in t...
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Gilbert Road Grader

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: M.O. Weaver uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor outfitted with a Gilbert grader to smooth a rural road.
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Stockland Whippet Grader

Date: 07 14 1927
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor with a Stockland Whippet grader attachment to smooth a rural road.
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Adams Maintainer

Date: 06 30 1927
Description: A Nebraska State Highway Department worker uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor with an Adams maintainer to work on a rural road.
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McCormick-Deering Industrial 10-20 Tractor with Grader

Date: 09 02 1927
Description: Men use McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractors with Russell graders to smooth a dirt road. There are houses and power lines in the background.
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Road Grader

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Description: A grader manufactured by The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. sits in a lot. Trucks and equipment are parked in the background near industrial buildings an...
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Road Maintenance

Date: 01 13 1938
Description: Adams road grader equipped with a McCormick-Deering power unit on a rural road. A county road maintenance crew is using the grader near the border between ...

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