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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: Men posed on the front cowcatcher, or pilot, of a wood burning locomotive, with a few cars attached. Three other men pose on the locomotive.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: International Harvester's McCormick Works on the river with railroad tracks and a cargo dock. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Com...
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James M. LaValle

Date: 06 10 1935
Description: James M. LaValle, Winona, Minn., posing next to a passenger car. Mr. LaValle had the most seniority in the Madison Division of the Chicago and Northwestern...
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State Office Building, Wilson Street, Construction

Date: 02 03 1931
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction.
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State Office Building, Wilson Street, Construction

Date: 03 02 1931
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction.
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Madison Gas & Electric Company Power Plant

Date: 08 05 1953
Description: Madison Gas & Electric Company Steam Turbine Station and Substation, 115 South Blount Street, view from South Livingston Street.
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War Worker

Date: 1918
Description: An unidentified woman who worked at the Four Wheel Drive factory in Clintonville assembling trucks during World War I. She is wearing a special uniform fo...
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15-30 Tractor

Date: 04 04 1924
Description: Engineering photograph of a 15-30 tractor showing the rear of the tractor with decals and stenciling visible.
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Workers Laying Tracks on Sisal Plantation

Date: 1949
Description: Slightly elevated view of workers laying railroad tracks in a field of sisal on an International Harvester plantation in Cuba.
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Old No. 13 Tractor

Date: 11 16 1922
Description: Tractor parked outdoors on what appears to be a loading dock.
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Stacks of Lumber near Factory

Date: 1902
Description: Large stacks of lumber, probably at the McCormick Reaper Works.
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Man Standing between Two Horses

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: A man is standing between two horses, holding them by their bridles. The man is dressed in dusty shoes, dark pants with suspenders, a light shirt, a dark t...
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Light Duty Vehicles on Railroad Cars Headed for Texas

Date: 1970
Description: Man working at the side of a railroad car on the "Texas Special" train load of light duty vehicles at a railhead. Another man is driving a vehicle up the r...
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Men with Scouts on Railroad Cars

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Description: Three men stand on railroad tracks, looking up at another man standing on the bottom level of a railroad car, stacked double-decker style with white Scout ...
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Line Car with Scaffolding

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Description: A man is driving a line car with scaffolding on the car. The signs on the side read: "Auto Line Patrol 10" and "T.M.E.R. & L Co." The car is set up on a pl...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 04 1907
Description: Two men are standing near a hay stacker in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a railroad car on railroad tracks along a fence.
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 1908
Description: Hay stacker with arm raised in air outdoors in a yard at McCormick Works. A man is standing on the right, and behind him are railroad cars on railroad trac...
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Railroad Tracks Near Factory Buildings

Date: 02 1910
Description: Railroad tracks along the side of a brick factory building at McCormick Works. A smokestack rises above the building in the background. There is a storage ...
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Newspaper in the Raw

Date: 08 1963
Description: Elevated view of newspaper pulp wood stacked along the Fox River near the Combined Locks Paper Company. A crane is moving the logs, and workers are standin...
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Tracks to the City

Date: 1965
Description: Elevated view of two railroad lines curving towards the city in the distance. A speeder, a mini maintenance car, is on the left hand track. A gantry is ove...

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