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Open Hearth Lead Furnace

Date: 1872
Description: Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men...
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Tugboat Captain, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A tugboat captain leans on a handrail and squints into the sun on a tug in the East River. Part of the wheelhouse is visible behind him.
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Wisconsin State Journal Workers

Date: 03 09 1961
Description: A worker at the Wisconsin State Journal building casting a curved plate for the letter press.
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Wisconsin State Journal Workers

Date: 03 09 1961
Description: Linotype workers sitting at individual stations in the Wisconsin State Journal building.
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Workmen on the East River

Date: 1968
Description: Two workmen in overalls and hardhats stand on a wooden walkway in the East River. The slick water-level walkway leads into a group of pilings and the back...
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Siberian Elm

Date: 12 2013
Description: A cherry-picker is lifting a line worker holding a STIHL chainsaw and wearing a helmet high in the air next to a Siberian elm that is in the process of bei...
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Workers at the World Trade Center

Date: 1970
Description: Three construction workers standing near a truck outside the office for the Sand Chapter of Mechanical Contractors at the construction site for the World T...
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Preparing a New Art Exhibit

Date: 12 02 1965
Description: Crated art works for the Madison Art Center's new exhibit "Romantic Art" are taken out of their moving van at 720 E. Gorham Street.
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Construction Worker Talking on Telephone

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker talking in a telephone booth.
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Construction Workers and Steel Framework

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers inside the steel framework of the World Trade Center.
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Construction

Date: 09 2013
Description: A skid steer loader is in the foreground at a demolition site, with a construction worker standing on the left surveying the site. Another construction wor...
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Metal Apprentices are Honored

Date: 05 26 1965
Description: Jerry Haywood, Donald Lyons, and James Kruger were each named the best member of their various class years. The sheet metal apprentice honorees were select...
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Jackhammer Operator

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up view of jackhammer operator during the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker at the World Trade Center.
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Construction Workers and Supplies

Date: 1969
Description: Several construction workers at World Trade Center construction site.
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Construction Workers on Steel Framework

Date: 1969
Description: Construction workers on the World Trade Center steel framework.
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Curb Painting

Date: 06 06 1965
Description: A city worker painting a curb yellow in a no parking zone. The location is West Dayton Street, looking towards North Randall Avenue. Fire Station #4 is in ...
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Stanley Boyes, Body Shop Manager and Fair Share Donor

Date: 09 01 1965
Description: Stanley Boyes is shown at his job as Body Shop Manager for Lou Ehlers Buick, Inc. He is featured in an article as an example of a Fair Share donor to the U...
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Silhouette at World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Silhouette of a construction worker during the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker on Roof

Date: 1969
Description: Silhouette of a construction worker and construction cranes at the World Trade Center.

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