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Evansville Overhead Road Under Construction

Date: 08 21 1931
Description: View from the west down two sets of railroad tracks towards men working on the Evansville overhead road which is under construction.
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Construction of New Bridge

Date: 07 20 1931
Description: Construction of new overhead bridge — viaduct on US Highway 12 and 18 (West Broadway) across the North Western Railroad tracks near the Royal Airport.
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Road Equipment Exhibit

Date: 02 01 1929
Description: Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Company road equipment exhibit, showing a close-up of the right side of a crusher.
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Highway 30 Overpass

Date: 09 30 1947
Description: Highway 30 overpass under construction over the railroad tracks just east of the Sun Prairie Road (East Washington Avenue) junction.
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Road Equipment Exhibit

Date: 02 01 1929
Description: Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Company road equipment exhibit showing the crusher from the back, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background.
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Road Equipment Exhibit

Date: 02 01 1929
Description: Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Company road equipment exhibit, showing the right side of the crusher, with Hotel Monona, at 114 Monona Avenue in the backgroun...
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Paving University Avenue

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Steam shovel loading a truck as part of road construction in front of Collins Lumber Co., 2308 University Avenue. There is a horse-drawn wagon passing by. ...
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Hill Farms State Office Building

Date: 1962
Description: The Hill Farms State Office Building at Segoe Road under construction, seen from down the road, with a luxuriant growth of weeds in the foreground.
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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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Road Equipment Exhibit

Date: 02 01 1929
Description: Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Company road equipment exhibit, showing Badger double drum hoist exhibited on Monona Avenue, with Woolworth's and Garrick Theat...
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Construction Equipment on Display

Date: 01 29 1931
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. road construction equipment, featuring a new portable rock crushing plant, being displayed at the Wiscon...
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Road Equipment

Date: 01 29 1931
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Company road construction equipment, featuring a new portable rock crushing plant, on display at the Wiscons...
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Road Equipment

Date: 01 29 1931
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. road construction equipment, featuring a new portable rock crushing plant, on display at Wisconsin Road ...
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Road Equipment Exhibit

Date: 02 01 1929
Description: Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Company road equipment exhibit showing Badger portable sand gravel bins and pit-hoppers exhibited on Monona Avenue. The Garrick...
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Mt. Olive Lutheran Church

Date: 09 11 1947
Description: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 4018 Mineral Point Road, is shown under construction.
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Wisconsin Department of Transportation Building Construction

Date: 08 16 1961
Description: Foundations are being poured for the new nine-story Wisconsin State Department of Transportation Building on University Avenue and Segoe Road.
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Panoramic View of East Side of Monona Avenue

Date: 03 27 1931
Description: Panoramic elevated view of the east side of Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,) showing Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Co. road construction e...
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Paving University Avenue

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Steam shovel loading truck at 2300 University Avenue, Collins Lumber Co., 2308 University Avenue.
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Workmen on Railroad Viaduct

Date: 07 27 1931
Description: Group portrait of workmen in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad viaduct (Olin Avenue - US Highway 12) that is under construction.
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Dane County Garage Site

Date: 10 06 1936
Description: Dane County Highway Garage site, 2302 Fish Hatchery Road. In the background are people who are standing near construction vehicles.

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