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| Keywords: outdoor This construction scene is at the Madison Fire Proof Storage Company building at 825 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI. This image shows concrete workers in a pose for the camera during the pouring of the concrete second floor of the building which was two stories tall when it was finished in 1912. The brick building is designed in the Commercial Vernacular style, according to the property record. There have been at least three additions since that time. The machine on the right side of the image is a portable concrete mixer. The pile of tarps are probably protecting the bags of cement from getting wet. Cement, sand, and gravel are added to the mixing drum with the appropriate amount of water. After mixing, the wet concrete was transferred to wheelbarrows and moved over to the tall wood pole near the front of the building. The wheelbarrow was attached with chains to a rope and pulley system. The other end of the rope was attached to the horse which is then is backed up to raise the wheel barrow to the second floor where men grabbed the wheelbarrow and pulled it over to the second floor area. The tarp on the building is positioned to reduce concrete splatter on the brick front of the building. It appears splattered wet concrete was a problem with this early concrete pouring operation. Through the front window and door openings you can see wood columns that are supporting the second floor until the new concrete floor has been completely poured and allowed to harden and cure. Steel reinforcing rods and a steel wire mesh roll can also be seen on the second floor. These were used to reinforce the concrete floor as the concrete was being poured into place. At least six wheelbarrows can be seen in this image so these men and the horse were working hard at a fairly fast pace when not posing for a picture. The sign visible on the building next door probably reads Yawkey, Crowley Lumber Co., a lumber yard on E. Washington Ave. On the far right of the image is the tall chimney of the Capitol Heat and Power Plant at 624 E Main Street. The power plant was constructed between 1908 and 1911 to provide heat and electricity for the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Source: O'Dea Family Archive This construction scene is at the Madison Fire Proof Storage Company building at 825 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI. This image shows concrete workers in a pose for the camera during the pouring of the concrete second floor of the building which was two stories tall when it was finished in 1912. The brick building is designed in the Commercial Vernacular style, according to the property record. There have been at least three additions since that time. The machine on the right side of the image is a portable concrete mixer. The pile of tarps are probably protecting the bags of cement from getting wet. Cement, sand, and gravel are added to the mixing drum with the appropriate amount of water. After mixing, the wet concrete was transferred to wheelbarrows and moved over to the tall wood pole near the front of the building. The wheelbarrow was attached with chains to a rope and pulley system. The other end of the rope was attached to the horse which is then is backed up to raise the wheel barrow to the second floor where men grabbed the wheelbarrow and pulled it over to the second floor area. The tarp on the building is positioned to reduce concrete splatter on the brick front of the building. It appears splattered wet concrete was a problem with this early concrete pouring operation. Through the front window and door openings you can see wood columns that are supporting the second floor until the new concrete floor has been completely poured and allowed to harden and cure. Steel reinforcing rods and a steel wire mesh roll can also be seen on the second floor. These were used to reinforce the concrete floor as the concrete was being poured into place. At least six wheelbarrows can be seen in this image so these men and the horse were working hard at a fairly fast pace when not posing for a picture. The sign visible on the building next door probably reads Yawkey, Crowley Lumber Co., a lumber yard on E. Washington Ave. On the far right of the image is the tall chimney of the Capitol Heat and Power Plant at 624 E Main Street. The power plant was constructed between 1908 and 1911 to provide heat and electricity for the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Source: O'Dea Family Archive | ||||
