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Hunting Party by Train

Date: 1912
Description: A deer hunting party pose with carcasses and supplies by a train on the C. St. P. M. & O. railroad.
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Depot and Mineral Springs Hotel

Date: 1875
Description: View across unpaved road towards a group of men standing on the platform at the train depot, with the Mineral Springs Hotel behind and to the right. Anothe...
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Soo Line Train Wreck

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Description: Elevated view of people standing around the engine of "Soo Line" wreck in winter.
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Soo Line Train Wreck

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Description: View through fence looking towards the train wreck of "Soo Line". The engine is leaning off the track. Snow is on the ground.
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Soo Line Train Wreck

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Description: Soo Line Train wreck with large crane pulling up damaged train engine. Snow is on the ground.
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Chicago and North Western Railroad Tracks

Date: 1955
Description: Chicago and North Western Railroad (CN&W) tracks between Brearly and Ingersoll Streets.
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Locomotive no. 141

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Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive no. 141, built by the American Locomotive Company. It was later renumbered 2323 on the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Saul...
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Railroad Train near Hiawatha City Yard

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Description: View across multiple sets of railroad tracks towards two locomotives at a railroad city yard in Milwaukee (probably the Hiawatha). There is a dense cloud o...
Book or Pamphlet

Oil and Gas Engines for Railroad Service

Date: 1912
Description: Front cover of an advertising catalog for oil and gas engines for railroad service. The cover includes an illustration of the front of an engine that bears...
Book or Pamphlet

Oil Engines for Railroad Service Catalog Cover

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for International Harvester oil engines for railroad service. Includes a small illustration of a train bearing the company ...
Postcard

Chicago and Northwestern Railway Depot

Date: 1910
Description: The Chicago & Northwestern Railway passenger depot. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Passenger Depot, Madison, Wis."
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Kilbourn Bridge

Date: 1878
Description: Kilbourn Bridge at the Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. A locomotive is pulling railroad cars over the bridge.
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Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: View down left side of railroad tracks towards a railroad station with several figures standing on and around the platform. A sign on the right reads: "Wau...
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Train on Ferry

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Description: View across water toward a railroad train and locomotive on a ferry going across the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
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Rock River at Watertown

Date: 1860
Description: View of the Rock River with a train on a railroad bridge in the foreground, and the town in the distance. Pedestrians are walking along a path on the left ...
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Rhinelander Logging Museum

Date: 1930
Description: Logging Museum in Rhinelander.
Postcard

Logging Museum

Date: 1920
Description: Logging Museum in Rhinelander. Caption reads: "Museum, Rhinelander, Wis."
Postcard

Union Depot

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Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Union Depot. Caption reads: "Union Depot, Milton Junction, Wis."
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Cross Crossings Cautiously

Date: 1923
Description: Unprotected railroad crossings were a particular hazard for automobiles as this 1923 poster issued by the American Railroad Association dramatically points...
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Locomotive Engine No. 186

Date: 1908
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway locomotive no. 186, a class G-5 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1892, on service on the La Crosse Division...

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