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Sherman Park House Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1930
Description: Steve Schmidt house under construction in Sherman Park subdivision. The house is located at 1406 Farragut Street.
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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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Freshly Built Two-Story Houses

Date: 1939
Description: Two freshly built two-story houses in a clearing with trees. Both have small, covered back patios. There are no driveways or shrubbery in place yet.
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Two-Story House

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior of a freshly built two-story house located at 293 East Orchard Court. The house has a covered patio. There is no driveway in place yet, and a fres...
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Man Driving Bulldozer

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Description: A man is sitting at the wheel of a gas powered bulldozer. In the background are equipment, supplies, and a truck with the "US Dept of Agriculture / Farm Se...
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Man Leaning on Ditch Digger

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Description: A man in a hat and overalls leans over a trench or ditch digger, looking down into the excavated area. Pipes, an automobile, and a building are in the back...
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Trench Digger with Trucks

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Description: Rear view of a trench dug by a ditch digger. A man walks towards the ditch digger from two trucks, one fitted with a crane-like attachment, which are parke...
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Foundation For House

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of construction workers placing rebar in the foundation of a house in preparation for concrete to be poured.
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House In Mid-Construction

Date: 1937
Description: First floor of a two-story house that is in the middle of being constructed. Other duplexes and houses are visible in the background.
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Construction Workers Walking through Neighborhood

Date: 1937
Description: Large group of construction workers walking through neighborhood of houses that are in the middle of being constructed.
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New Housing Development

Date: 07 03 1960
Description: View down curving sidewalk of new housing development with a main street of dirt, and box-like, one-story homes.
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Condominiums Under Construction

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of construction and development taking place in a housing community known as Tamarack Trails Subdivision.
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Condominiums Under Construction

Date: 1980
Description: Front view of a house under construction in the Tamarack Trails Subdivision.
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Town and Country House Store and Warehouse

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: A metal store building and a metal warehouse building at 3320 University Avenue. In the background is a tree lined ridge. In the foreground is a two-lane r...
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Valley Estates Subdivision

Date: 03 1998
Description: "Progress on Valley Estates Subdivision."
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Quaker Oats Barn

Date: 10 08 1945
Description: A barn on the Quaker Oats farm on 4202 Monona Drive. A sign above the barn door reads: "Branch Warehouse of William Le[?] Warehouses, Public Bonded Warehou...
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Man Operating 560 Hough Pay Loader

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man operating a 560 Hough Pay Loader. C&M Enterprises, excavation contractors, are using two Hough Pay Loaders: a new 560 and a...
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Man Operating 560 Hough Pay Loader

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of a man operating a 560 Hough Pay Loader. C&M Enterprises, excavation contractors, are using two Hough Pay Loaders: a new 560 and a...
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Man Operating 560 Hough Pay Loader

Date: 1972
Description: Slightly elevated view of a 560 Hough Pay Loader adding material to a dump truck. C&M Enterprises, excavation contractors, are using two Hough Pay Loaders:...
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Two Men with 560 Hough Pay Loader

Date: 1972
Description: View of two men standing next to a 560 Hough Pay Loader, one is smiling broadly. C&M Enterprises, excavation contractors, are using two Hough Pay Loaders: ...

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