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Hillside School Construction

Date: 1932
Description: Construction of the Hillside, part of the Taliesin Complex. Building debris is piled in front of the building, probably material from the Hillside Home Sch...
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Barn Raising in Cross Plains

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Description: Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building.
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Main Office at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Construction workers posing during construction of the main office at the Wisconsin River dam site.
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Main Office at Dam Site

Date: 04 14 1911
Description: Completed two-story wood frame main office building at the site of the Wisconsin River dam.
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Construction of Power Engine and Boilers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 1911
Description: Workmen pose during construction of the temporary steam power plant at the Prairie du Sac dam. These engines provided electric power for the construction ...
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Pile Drivers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Looking west over the Wisconsin River at the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle built for construction of the dam. Two pile drivers are seen in the a...
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Building Under Construction

Date: 1901
Description: View from a distance of the framework of a large building under construction next to a house in Corliss.
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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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Construction of a Bungalow

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Description: A group of men constructing a bungalow at University Settlement Camp. Three ladders are being used and five men are on the roof.
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Crew Constructing Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A crew works with plywood during construction of the food stalls at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Workers Building Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Four workers amid construction of food stalls out of plywood a day or two before the beginning of the Sound Storm music festival.
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Workers Constructing Plywood Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A group of three young workers amid construction of plywood stalls. There is a station wagon in the background. A few tents are set up on the hill in the b...
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Overpass Structure after Completion

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Description: View from below of an overpass structure after completion on US Highway 41, north of Appleton.
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Men at Construction Site for New Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Two workers talking while standing at the site for a new silo. The pit and foundation for the silo is in the background. A third man is standing near a der...
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Preparation for Pit Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Three men working at a site for a new pit silo on an International Harvester demonstration farm.
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Pit Silo Derrick

Date: 1915
Description: Pit silo derrick with self dumping skip attached.
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Men at Pit Silo Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Men loading dirt into a wagon while digging for a new pit silo using a derrick. Two women are standing in the background.
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K-5 Truck with Sectional Housing

Date: 1941
Description: A man loading an International K-5 truck with sectional housing pieces and lumber while parked alongside a rural road. The text on the truck reads: "Econom...
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Houses on a Rural Road

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: View down center of rural dirt road with houses along both sides in Black Hawk County. A man and horse are in a field on the left, near a sign that says: "...

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