Photograph
Railroad Bridge near Eau Claire
| View looking up towards the special train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad comprised of 24 freight cars loaded with lumber and other wood products. A group of men are standing on top of one of the boxcars. The train was en route from Eau Claire to Omaha, Nebraska. In this photograph the train is crossing a bridge over the Chippewa River at Eau Claire. In the background is a large brick building, and a bluff. |
| Image ID: | 24758 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 01 1882 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Eau Claire |
| County: | Eau Claire |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Album 38 (Railroads --Select Early Photos mostly from the Carl R. Gray, Jr. Collection) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 38.3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10.25 x 7.5 inches |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Lumber trade |
| Hills |
| Industrial buildings |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and signboards |
| Locomotives |
| Railroad bridges |
| Railroad trains |
| Rivers |
| Shorelines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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