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Railroad Depot
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View across railroad tracks towards passengers, a large group of men and one young girl, waiting on the platform at the train station for the train to arrive. Many of the men are holding luggage. A man in a uniform at the front stands next to trunks. One train is stopped on the tracks on the left and another train is arriving on the tracks next to the platform. Signs on the station read, "Colfax," Agency National Express Co.," "Western Union Telegraph Office" and "Cap Sheaf Soda." A grain elevator and more railroad cars are behind the platform.
1900
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W013O53
WHi 107676
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Depot and Train
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Elevated View of Railroad Depot
August 1902
Elevated view of the railroad depot taken from the wooden shake roof of a building. On the right are railroad tracks, depot buildings, grain storage and a train sitting on the tracks. Several group...
Depot and Train
View over railroad tracks towards a railroad depot with an arriving train. A few passengers are on the platform. On the right is a pile of fuel wood. There is a bluff in the background.
