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Northern Paper Mills' Filter Plant

Date: 1910
Description: Filter plant for the Northern Paper Mills under construction.
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Bates Home Under Construction

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Description: View of Daisy and L.C. Bates's house under construction.
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House of Tomorrow Structural System

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Description: View of the basic skeletal structure system of the House of Tomorrow.
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Construction Addition

Date: 08 22 1964
Description: Two men construct an addition to Mr. Jack Myers' house on Washington Island.
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Cook & Bunk House Under Construction

Date: 09 10 1910
Description: Men work on a partially finished cabin in the woods. Snow-covered tree trunks litter the clearing around the cabin. The cabin is being built in conjunction...
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Bates Home Under Construction

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Description: Exterior view of front of the house of Daisy and L.C. Bates. The house is under construction. The walls and roof have been built, and a pile of bricks are ...
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Lawson Aircraft Corporation Building Under Construction

Date: 1917
Description: A building is under construction, and features a banner that reads: To Be Occupied By Lawson Aircraft Corp. A sign on part of the construction reads: Ludol...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 01 23 1931
Description: View from shoreline of bridge during construction over the icy river.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1931
Description: Men building a new barn for the Krueger family. The framework, foundation, and part of the siding are put up.
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: View from shoreline of a crane lifting machinery to workers at the top of the bridge during construction. Words on the crane reads, "Stevens Brothers and S...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: The entrance to the bridge during construction. A worker works on the side of the bridge on the right. Other workers in the middle of the bridge lay boards...
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Wagon at Construction Site

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Description: A wagon is being raised or lowered at a construction site. The wagon has chains looped around the axle of each wheel as a man below signals directions. He ...
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Construction Site

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Description: A construction site with a view of the excavated foundation and the street level. At the street level are buildings, people, a crane, construction shacks, ...
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Construction Site

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Description: A construction site with a view of the excavated foundation and the street level. At the street level are buildings, people, a crane, construction shacks, ...
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Herbert Jacobs Residence I

Date: 1937
Description: Rear elevation of Herbert Jacobs Residence I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction.
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: View from top of new bridge of construction grounds at the bridge site. There are cars carrying building materials on the railroad tracks by the Bridgeport...
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Construction Site

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Description: A construction site with a view of the excavated foundation and the street level. At the street level are buildings, people, and horse-drawn wagons. One ma...
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Erdman Prefab I

Date: 1956
Description: Rear view of the Eugene & Mary Van Tamelen House, 5817 Anchorage Avenue, an example of Erdman #1, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed prefabricated home marketed...
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House of Tomorrow Detail

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Description: A construction detail in the House of Tomorrow showing the red top floor joists in place. Two men wearing hats are on the structure with their backs to the...
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Home of Arthur Retallic

Date: 1935
Description: Original caption reads: "Home of Arthur Retallic, Amasa, Mich., nears completion. Work on it progressed more swiftly than on any other cottage and was fath...

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