Photograph
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway Depot

The first depot built in Milwaukee, it served the Milwaukee & Waukesha Railroad which became the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad and eventually the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway. The depot was built in 1850, the same year the first train was run on this line. The depot stands at Fowler Street west of West Walter Street. The image, though slightly out of focus, shows several buildings, railroad tracks, telephone poles, and some snow. |
Image ID: | 53028 |
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Creation Date: | |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Milwaukee |
County: | Milwaukee |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PF Milwaukee.80 |
Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 3.5 inches |
Presented by Mrs. Willard G. Eleyer, 1939. |
Cities and towns |
Snow |
Railroad tracks |
Railroad yards |
Outdoor photography |
Telephone |
Railroad stations |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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