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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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Pay Loader with Pay Hauler

Date: 1972
Description: Man operating Pay Loader to dump earth into a Pay Hauler. Vecellio and Grogan, Inc., working on highway project cutting four and one-half miles of Intersta...
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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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Man Driving Scout in Puerto Rico

Date: 1960
Description: A man is driving a Scout on a road that is being constructed.
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Hoffman's Feed Mill

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior view across unpaved road towards a three-story building with a loading dock in front. Many of the windows are open. Caption reads: "Hoffmans feed ...
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Delivery Truck in Neighborhood

Date: 11 02 1928
Description: View across road towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck. The sign painted on the truck reads: "Nuzzi & Lorusso, Hygeia Ice."
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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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Road Construction in front of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office

Date: 1900
Description: View of street being constructed outside the dealership office of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. on 212 Market Street. Stacks of cobblestones are in ...
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Spreading Asphalt with International A Tractor

Date: 1946
Description: men spread asphalt on a road using an International A tractor and Seaman asphalt mixer. Original caption reads: "An International A being used to haul a Se...
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UD-16 — Road Building

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "UD-16 — Road Building." Where Taken: "NE." Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Landers & Griffin, Portsmouth, N.H. Used with Adams motor...
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Men Operating International PH-140 Pay Hauler and Hough 560 Pay Loader

Date: 1972
Description: View up road towards a man operating a Pay Loader. A Pay Hauler is in the background. D.B. Hill contractors have contract to reconstruct 7.5 miles of route...
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International ID-40 Diesel Tractor

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Men operating an International ID-40 industrial tractor and an Adams grader on a dirt road. Original caption reads: "International ID-40 Diesel wheel tract...
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Tar Tank Truck

Date: 01 12 1938
Description: View of the left side of highway tarring tank truck, taken for William Gunnison, road contractor.
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International TD-14 Tractor

Date: 1939
Description: An International Harvester TD-14 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with "B.E. Bullgrader" levels a mound of dirt for a highway exit. Original caption includes ...
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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. The man in front is driving a continuous track tractor, and the other man is standi...
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Cement Mixer on Interstate Highway

Date: 1985
Description: A Ford Truck cement mixer delivers concrete for a pour during construction on one of the Wisconsin Interstate Highways.
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TD-18A Crawler Tractor — Road Maintenance

Date: 1950
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man driving a TD-18 crawler tractor. Subject: "TD-18 — Road Maintenance." Where Taken: "NE." Information with photo...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View across unpaved road toward construction workers loading a stone slab onto a horse-drawn wagon during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library...
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Man Operating TD-25

Date: 1972
Description: Three-quarter view from left rear of a man operating a TD-25 behind a Pay Scraper. Caledonia, Inc., has contract to construct a section of Interstate I-91.
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Man Operating TD25c Dozer

Date: 01 20 1972
Description: Man operating TD25c Dozer to move earth. Caption reads: "Williams Paving Company has contract to reconstruct and relocate 2.686 miles of route US 60 in New...

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