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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1920 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 25 x 20 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin State Highway Commission road condition and construction photographs |
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| Call Number | PH 1517 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Road Construction Steam Shovel
1920
Road construction crew of the Nelson Weber Construction Company and steam shovel. This construction was photographed for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association.
Resurfacing Blue Mound Road
Resurfacing of Blue Mound Road (then State Highway 19), in Waukesha County. The dump truck is spreading an absorbent product. An old, faded state highway marker, the inverted triangle, can be seen ...
Road Crew
January 1919
View of the road crew at work on State Highway 11 (now 14) in Richland County.
Road Paving Crew
1950
Improved road paving equipment shown in an unidentified photograph.
Road Paving Crew
1918
Road construction crew at work on the Chicago-St. Francis Road in Milwaukee County. This road was constructed with bulk cement using an integral curb.
