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Union Depot, Reed Street Station
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Slightly elevated view over railroad tracks of the Union Depot, erected in 1866 on Reed Street. Horse-drawn wagons and cabs are parked nearby, and pedestrians are on the platform. A railroad car can be seen on another set of railroad tracks curving towards buildings on the right. Caption reads: "Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company built Brookfield to Milwaukee in 1864 and used a small frame structure for a depot until erection of the Reed Street 'Union Depot' in 1866. The temporary building was moved to the west side of the track and used for an emigrant depot, — the new building was placed on the site occupied by the building that was moved."
circa 1860-1869
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1886
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First Milwaukee Railroad Depot
1865
Elevated view of the first Milwaukee railroad depot, which was used by the Milwaukee & Waukesha and the Milwaukee & Mississippi railroads. The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway acquired the Milwaukee &...
Union Depot
1885
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C.M. & St. P. Depot
circa 1910-1919
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27th Street Viaduct
September 1, 1910
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Union Depot
Union Depot with clock tower. Railroad station on left side, with clock tower. Park area on right with horse-drawn vehicles near the entrance. Caption reads: "Union Dept, Milwaukee, Wis."
