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Railroad Depot

Date: 1925
Description: Railroad depot taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and bu...
Photograph

Under the Railroad Bridge at Kilbourn

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Description: View of the river and the underside of a railroad bridge at Kilbourn. There is a building in the background on the right just above the cliffs along the ri...
Photograph

La Follette and Railroad Group

Date: 12 22 1930
Description: Phil La Follette confers with rail chiefs. Front row (left-right): F.B. Seymour, Green Bay and Western, Philip F. La Follette, Governor-elect, Fred W. Sarg...
Photograph

Locomotive and Crew

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Description: Locomotive and railroad crew.
Photograph

The "Gracie May" Locomotive

Date: 1884
Description: The Fairchild and Northwestern locomotive the "Gracie May," named for Gracie May Foster. Several people pose near the locomotive, including Robert Holmes a...
Postcard

Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
Poster

New York Central Lines West Point Poster

Date: 1928
Description: An original lithograph promoting New York Central Lines railway and the West Point military academy, in a location described as being "In the highlands of ...
Photograph

Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad Yard

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the railroad shipping yards of the Idaho and Washington Northern Railway. Included in the image are numerous buildings, workers, trees, an...
Poster

The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers

Date: 1865
Description: "The Southern Prisons of U.S. Officers: Scenes from life as a prisoner of war, with explanations--sketched by Lieut. & Top Eng'r O.R. Dahl, 15th Wisconsin ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Grant County, Wisconsin

Date: 1868
Description: A detailed, cloth mounted map of Grant County that shows the townships, towns, roads, completed and under construction railroads, cemeteries, mills, lead m...
Map or Atlas

Map of Jackson County, Wisconsin

Date: 1879
Description: A map of Jackson County, Wisconsin, shows the township and section survey, landownership, towns, villages, buildings, roads, railroads, county land, and st...
Map or Atlas

Redding and Watson's Map of Racine County, Wisconsin from Actual Surveys

Date: 1858
Description: This 1858 map of Racine County, Wisconsin, shows land ownership and acreages, the township and range grid, towns, cities and villages, roads, railroads, sc...
Map or Atlas

Land Cover Map of Racine County

Date: 1934
Description: This 1934 map of Racine County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, cities and villages, vegetation type, land use, roads, railroads, utilities, ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Saint Croix County, Wisconsin

Date: 1876
Description: This 1876 map of Saint Croix County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, towns, cities and villages, land ownership and acreages, wagon...
Map or Atlas

Map of Sauk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1877
Description: This 1877 map of Sauk County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, towns, cities and villages, land ownership and acreages, wagon roads,...
Map or Atlas

Map of Sawyer County, Wisconsin

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Description: This map shows the township and range system, sections, dam locations, railroads, roads, selected buildings, and lakes and streams in Sawyer County, Wiscon...
Map or Atlas

Map of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin

Date: 1877
Description: This 1877 map of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, towns, cities and villages, land ownership and acreages, roads...
Map or Atlas

Madison, Wisconsin and the Four Lakes Region

Date: 1909
Description: This 1909 bird's-eye view of Madison and the surrounding Four Lakes region shows roads, railroads, selected buildings in Madison, and points of interest ar...
Map or Atlas

State Park Devil's Lake Wisconsin : Course in Plane Table Surveying

Date: 1923
Description: This topographical map of Devil's Lake State Park, Sauk County, Wisconsin, is based on 1922-1923 surveys of the area by the University of Wisconsin Summer ...
Map or Atlas

Town of W Weston, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: Shows section corners, landownership and acreages, roads, railroad, Weston village, and buildings of W.J. Starr Estate. Relief shown by hachures. "Map comp...

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