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Laying Gas Mains

Date: 08 26 1929
Description: Laying gas mains on University Avenue to Shorewood.
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Working Men Walking Past a Building

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Description: Two men wearing hats, one of whom is carrying a bucket and a tool, walking across the street from a large building.
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International Truck

Date: 1934
Description: A man in a work uniform and hat is placing a wooden tray of tools into the back of an International pickup truck. The truck is parked along the side of a r...
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Man Boarding International Metro Truck

Date: 06 1949
Description: Man, possibly William E. Bahn, boarding International Metro truck.
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Men on Wagon

Date: 1911
Description: Group of men on and near a horse-drawn wagon on the side of a road. The wagon is loaded with tools and hardware. Four of the men wear tool belts.
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Farm Irrigation

Date: 1920
Description: A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: Four members of the Madison Parks Department building the ramp on Midvale Avenue for the upcoming Madison Soap Box derby. Left to right: Vie Cramer, Don Ke...
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Changing Tire at Night

Date: 02 1928
Description: A man is standing alongside a dirt road while changing a rear tire on an automobile, blocking the taillight and demonstrating a farm hazard.
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Local Boilermakers and Helpers

Date: 1914
Description: Boilermakers and their helpers pose on and around a horse-drawn wagon that bears a sign that reads "Boiler-makers and Helpers," perhaps for a parade. Man o...
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International Truck Hauling Rocks at Hoover Dam

Date: 03 1932
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding built into the walls of a canyon during the construction of the Hoover Dam. An electric shovel is moving pieces of dynamite...
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Construction at Phan Rang

Date: 1967
Description: Men from the Air Force's Red Horse squadron, a civil engineering support force, use International Harvester construction equipment to make way for a runway...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 22 1954
Description: City parks personnel, left to right: Carl J. Schultz, Herbert Gorman, Daniel Finn and Richard Gilliard put up the starting ramp on South Midvale Boulevard ...
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Fence Post Removal

Date: 1915
Description: A man uses a "handy device for pulling old fence post" (original caption).
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Two Men Preparing for Utility Work with International Truck

Date: 08 15 1929
Description: One man is climbing a ladder, while another man is crouched examining what appears to be a stove surrounded by a metal windbreak. In the background is an I...
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Keystone Automobile Club International Scout used for Roadside Assistance

Date: 07 31 1962
Description: Keystone Automobile Club's International Scout used for Roadside assistance. A man is fixing the tire, while another man looks on. Original caption reads: ...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Ladies' Hall

Date: 1900
Description: A southeast view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Ladies' Hall. In the foreground two men are working in the road among piles of dirt and rock.
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Road Construction

Date: 06 11 1909
Description: Group of men working on a road with a large tractor. There is a bridge in the background.
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Door County Logging

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Description: Winter logging operations in Door County. Men are posing on a sled pulled by horses, and piles of logs are on either side of an icy road.
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Family Posing in Sleigh

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Description: A man, woman, and child posing while seated in a horse-drawn sleigh on a snowy road. Behind them are buildings, a fence, and what may be ice harvesting equ...
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Three Men Posing with Parked Truck

Date: 1922
Description: View across dirt road towards three linemen posing in front of a truck that is parked along the side of the road. A power pole is attached horizontally in ...

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