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Logging Train

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Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company locomotive Number 1, loaded with logs and flanked by large piles of logs.

Date Created:
1910

Publication Information

Date Created 1910

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 14 x 22 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s)
Call Number Album 21.59

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013J6E
Legacy ID
WHi 5770

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