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1. 80-84 Wisconsin St. at the Northeast corner of Wisconsin and N. Water St. 80-84 Wisconsin St. at the Northeast corner of Wisconsin and N. Water St.Commercial facilities -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; East Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); North Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Stores and shops -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee80-82 Wisconsin St. at the northeast corner of Wisconsin and N. Water St. No. 82 is the four-story Camp Building, which by 1931 was replaced by the 13-story Banker's Building at present-day 208 E. Wis
2. A. D. Button Block Building Distant View A. D. Button Block Building Distant ViewBuilding, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Businesses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cobblestones -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; North Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); East Clybourn Street (Milwaukee, Wis.);Long shot of Romanesque revival building. Brick building with tower on southwest corner and terra cotta decoration. Cornice reads: Button Block. Sign reads: Northwestern Furniture Co. Streetscape feat
3. A. D. Button Block Building Southwest View A. D. Button Block Building Southwest ViewBuilding, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Businesses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Awnings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; North Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); East Clybourn Street (Milwaukee, Wis.)Close shot of Romanesque revival building. Brick building with tower on southwest corner and terra cotta decoration. Letters on tower read: Bermud. Cornice reads: Button Block. Awnings on South side o
4. A. D. Button Block Building West View A. D. Button Block Building West ViewBuilding, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Businesses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Building, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; North Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); East Clybourn Street (Milwaukee, Wis.)Close shot of Romanesque revival building. Brick building with tower on southwest corner and terra cotta decoration. Cornice reads: Button Block. Streetscape features cars, parking meters and paved ro
5. A. G. Bodden Residence A. G. Bodden ResidenceDwellings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dining rooms -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Interior decoration -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Furniture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; North Cass Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Interior architecture -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeInterior shot of dining room. Details include: plants in window, decorative plates on wall, light fixtures, hardwood floor, table and chairs, and cabinets. Decorative elements include: wallpaper, crow
6. A. Smith House A. Smith HouseBuildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dwellings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Businesses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Sidewalks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Restaurants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wooden-frame houses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lakehouse Lunch Room (Milwaukee, Wis.)Two story building with restaurant on ground floor and residence on second floor. First floor concrete, second floor wood frame. Pedestrian on raised sidewalk with pipe railing. Car barely visible far
7. A.O. Smith beam weld A.O. Smith beam weldA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Manufacturers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Manufacturing industries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Electron beam welding -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeFive men chat next to a frame with sign reading ""First electron beam weld on frame part - May 1967."" A garage door behind them features images of other A.O. Smith plants.
8. A.O. Smith close examination A.O. Smith close examinationA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Manufacturers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Manufacturing industries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeA man in a lab coat examines an enormous steel tank.
9. A.O. Smith close up of first tank in February A.O. Smith close up of first tank in FebruaryA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeA large steel tank is being rolled onto a snow covered derrick scow or barge at an industrial site.
10. A.O. Smith close up of tank transfer A.O. Smith close up of tank transferA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;Men attach cables to a large steel tank in order to transfer it from a train car onto a barge or derrick scow bound for A.O. Smith Co.
11. A.O. Smith cylinder A.O. Smith cylinderA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Manufacturers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Manufacturing industries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;A shiny steel cylinder.
12. A.O. Smith Data Processing A.O. Smith Data ProcessingA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Electronic data processing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Data processing -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeA long, three story office building in the last phase of construction. Scaffolding rises around the visible corners. A tall communication tower is in view.
13. A.O. Smith first tank halfway on in February A.O. Smith first tank halfway on in FebruaryA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;Men observe the first of three large steel tanks being rolled from a train car onto a derrick scow or barge at an industrial site.
14. A.O. Smith front end of Derrick 25 A.O. Smith front end of Derrick 25A.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;An Edward E. Gillen Co. barge or scow (Derrick 25) sits moored to the shore loaded with large steel tanks.
15. A.O. Smith Interior Plant A.O. Smith Interior PlantA.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Manufacturing industries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; A.O. Smith Corporation; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;Men work with heavy equipment.at individual stations on a large factory floor. A P& H Overhead Crane is visible at the far end of the factory.
16. A.O. Smith Loading first tank A.O. Smith Loading first tankA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.)Men look on as a crane and manpower are employed to unload a large steel tank off of a flat bed railroad car onto a derrick scow or barge.
17. A.O. Smith loading first tank halfway A.O. Smith loading first tank halfwayA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.)Men look on as a crane and manpower are employed to unload a large steel tank off of a flat bed railroad car onto a derrick scow or barge.
18. A.O. Smith loading fourth tank A.O. Smith loading fourth tankA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeMen look on as a crane and manpower are employed to load a large steel tank from a flat bed railroad car onto a derrick scow or barge.
19. A.O. Smith loading second tank in February A.O. Smith loading second tank in FebruaryA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;A second large steel tank is being rolled from a train car onto a barge or derrick scow at an industrial site.
20. A.O. Smith loading tanks in Winter A.O. Smith loading tanks in WinterA.O. Smith Corporation; A.O. Smith Corporation -- History; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Industrial equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Male employees -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tanks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Freight-cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;Several men in Winter coats look on as a large steel tank is loaded from a train car to a snow covered barge or derrick scow.
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