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Air Hammer Road Work

Date: 11 06 1928
Description: A worker is using an air hammer with compressor truck to do work on the road in the 800 block of University Avenue, looking west. Wisconsin Foundry & Machi...
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Kewaunee County Road Crew

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Description: Kewaunee County road crew.
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Street Work with International G-61 Truck

Date: 04 19 1921
Description: A man working on a residential street with a shovel and an International Model G-61 truck. The truck was operated by the Williams Brother's Concrete and Ce...
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Looking Northeast up Washington Avenue

Date: 1950
Description: Looking northeast, towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue at its intersection with 503 Regent Street. At the left is the Hoffman F...
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Chain Gang On a Highway

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Description: View of a chain gang from the front window of a car.
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Water Street Bridge Repair

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets.
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TracTracTors Building Route 39 in Florida

Date: 1939
Description: Three TD-40 TracTracTors (crawler tractors) and a TD-18 help construct Route 39 in western Florida. The tractors were owned by Smith Engineering and Constr...
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P&H Concrete Breaker

Date: 04 15 1916
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger concrete breaker on a residential street with a operator in the cab. Men are working in the street, and trees and power lines are l...
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Road Repairs Crew with D-40 Truck

Date: 06 29 1937
Description: An International D-40 truck used by the Brennan Paving Company is parked in a paved lot in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, while a group of men work in the...
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New International Bridge Project

Date: 1938
Description: A group of men use an International DR-60 dump truck to work on the New International Bridge Project. There is a car parked in the background.
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Dump Truck Pouring Gravel onto Road

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Description: A dump truck full of loose gravel is emptying its load onto a street. A leveler is following behind to redistribute the gravel evenly across the road. Ther...
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Man Smoothing Dirt Road

Date: 02 15 1915
Description: A man wearing a suit and hat is standing on a wooden grader while driving two mules along a dirt road. Beside the road behind him are cows in a fenced-in f...
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Road Work Near Red Dot

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Description: Workers doing road work near the Red Dot factory, in the background, on East Washington Avenue.
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Men Operating 295b Pay Scraper

Date: 11 12 1971
Description: Elevated view of a man operating 295b Pay Scraper. Black Rock Contracting, Inc., has contract to construct 3.26 miles of Interstate I-79 in Clay County.
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Man Operating 295b Pay Scraper on Steep Grade

Date: 11 12 1971
Description: Man operating 295b Pay Scraper on a steep grade, two more are visible in the background. Black Rock Contracting, Inc., has contract to construct 3.26 miles...
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Two Men Grading Road with Continuous Track Tractor

Date: 08 08 1927
Description: View from front looking down road towards two men grading a rough road, pulling off to side to let car pass. The man in front is driving a continuous track...
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TD-9 — Road Maintenance

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "TD-9 — Road Maintenance." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "TD-9 owned by Standard Paving Co., Tulsa, Okla. Used with B.E. T...

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