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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Grant Park through a window of the offices of International Harvester on Michigan Avenue. Trains are passing in the background behind a la... |
| Date: | 05 28 1948 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin's Chairman of the State Highway Commission, James R. Law (left), greeting Secretary of the Interior, Julius A. Krug and his wife and son. They ar... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the 70th Anniversary (1868-1938) John A. Salzer Seed Co. catalog featuring a colorful mix of pansies and a quotation from Shakespeare. The a... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a hobo in a jacket and hat seated in front of a campfire, warming his hands. His bundle of belongings is on a stick by his side. His footpr... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of the history of the State of Wisconsin, 1848-1948. Shows a map of Wisconsin with many historical and themed elements. Image was created by w... |
| Date: | 08 30 1957 |
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| Description: | While standing on the steps of a passenger car, North Western Railway conductor C.R. Odekirk is preparing for his final run on the Dakota 400. He is retiri... |
| Date: | 03 26 1944 |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu listing from the Villa Ferrovieri in Italy with the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific (CMSP&P) logo printed in red ink on the cover... |
| Date: | 11 05 1932 |
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| Description: | Menu for President Hoover and his party aboard the Chicago & North Western Line, with two crossed flags in raised printing: the flag of the United States a... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the dinner menu for The Columbine, a Union Pacific passenger train that traveled between Chicago and Denver, with columbine flowers and the sea... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Interior of the dinner menu for The Columbine, a Union Pacific passenger train that traveled between Chicago and Denver, with columbine flower borders and ... |
| Date: | 02 17 1913 |
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| Description: | Cyanotype menu for a Railroad Commission Dinner Dance, with a train steaming down the tracks, the seal of the state of Wisconsin, and two presentations of ... |
| Date: | 12 05 1964 |
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| Description: | The Santa Express Train went from Madison to Stoughton and back, with 6,000 children. This view shows some of the enthusiastic parents going along. The man... |
| Date: | 12 05 1964 |
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| Description: | The Santa Express Train took 6,000 children from Madison to Stoughton and back. Shown greeting Santa is Scott Cameron (with freckles) in center, with othe... |
| Date: | 12 05 1964 |
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| Description: | Santa Claus is shown in the aisle of the Santa Express Train shaking many hands extended in this double decker train car, one of eight cars from the Milwau... |
| Date: | 12 05 1964 |
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| Description: | View of a child sitting in a seat, who is one of 6,000 children riding the Santa Express Train from Madison to Stoughton and back, is shown being greeted b... |
| Date: | 07 16 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of men, women and children standing near a railroad train car at the Hustler Depot. Handwritten note along with postcard reads: "Reve... |
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