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Road Grader Angle
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A state highway patrolman at work on a dirt road somewhere in Eau Claire County demonstrates how the grader was adjusted for sloped shoulders. At the time the name patrolman did not refer to a law enforcement officer, but to an employee who monitored and maintained local road conditions on an ongoing basis.
1920
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1920 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin State Highway Commission road condition and construction photographs |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Rocky Shoulder on Highway 51
1925
View of a road crew along State Highway 15 at work constructing a trench for a penetration type shoulder near Kaukauna.
Horse-Drawn Road Grader
1920
Advanced, horse-drawn road grader in action. Here, excess dirt moves up a conveyor belt and is dumped in a wagon next to the grader.
Patrolman Sealing a Crack
October 13, 1948
A patrolman, as local highway crewmen were known, filling a crack on State Highway 12 in Sauk County.
Road Construction Crew
1920
Dump trucks and steam shovel of the S.P. Croft Company, a road contractor from Milwaukee, at work at an unidentified Wisconsin site.
Patrolman on Wisconsin Road
Wisconsin highway patrolman grading with a team of horses. Image taken for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association.
Road Construction with Horses
1918
Patrolman leveling the surface of State Highway 33 in the town of Excelsior in Sauk County using a team of horses and a wooden grader. Patrolmen were instructed to begin grading after a rain storm...
