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Unloading a Boat from Railroad Car
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Ernst Schmidt, second from left, and two other men prepare to unload a 17-foot Lyman motorboat named "Islander" from an Illinois Central freight car. "Automobile" is painted on the side of the freight car. A boat trailer is positioned to load the boat and a General Motors truck is parked on the left. The printing on the door of the truck reads, "ERNST C SCHMIDT, BLACK POINT, LAKE GENEVA WIS." A railroad crossing sign is visible through the open doors of the freight car.
September 4, 1941
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