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Railroad Bridge near Eau Claire

Date: 09 01 1882
Description: View looking up towards the special train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad comprised of 24 freight cars loaded with lumber and other ...
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St. Cloud Combine Promotion

Date: 1955
Description: Original caption reads: "The St. Cloud district sales organization looks over the 29-car trainload of McCormick harvester-threshers bound for 47 dealers wh...
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Waukesha Scoot

Date: 1894
Description: View across railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #212, also known as the Waukesha Scoot, at Milwaukee's Union Depot.
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International Bread Truck

Date: 1932
Description: International delivery truck for the Weber Baking Company featuring an illustration of a railroad train and the words "Weber's Pullman Bread." A man is sit...
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Tractor Transport

Date: 1937
Description: Men load I-12 tractors onto a train at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany.
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Railroad Yard with Snow and Smoke

Date: 01 18 1940
Description: Elevated view of railroad yard, with engines and cars on some of the tracks. Smoke is billowing out from many of the engines, covering much of the yard. Bu...
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Railroad Yard at Allis-Chalmers

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of Allis-Chalmers plant showing several trains on the tracks next to a large industrial building. The steam engine tender in front of the loc...
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Loading Boxes from French Battery Company onto Railroad Cars

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Description: Two men loading boxes of batteries onto railroad cars with a conveyor belt. French Battery later became Ray-O-Vac Corporation.
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Railroad Tracks

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Description: Elevated view of men working on the railroad tracks. There are locomotives and railroad cars on the tracks. Some children are standing on the tracks near t...
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Men on Railroad Tracks

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Description: Panoramic view of group of men, boys, and girls lined up along railroad tracks, posing sitting and standing on and near two trains. There is a brick buildi...
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Wisconsin Granite Company Quarry

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Description: Ladders extend into the quarry at Wisconsin Granite Company, and factory buildings and towers can be seen above. Three men stand near a railroad car at the...
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Locomotive Engine No. 1248

Date: 07 15 1915
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 1248, class I5, built by the company's shop in 1912. From left to right are waymaster Harvey Gi...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks of Cross Plains train depot. A man in the foreground walks away from the depot. A train, exhausting steam, is stopped at the plat...
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Locomotive at Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a train at the Darlington depot. A group of men are on the platform.
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Oshkosh Packing & Provision Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Oshkosh Packing & Provision Company, a meat packer and preserver, with an illustration of the company buildings on the waterfront, with w...
Book or Pamphlet

Morrisdale Coal Company's Shaft

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Description: A view of the Morrisdale Coal Company's shaft showing surface buildings before the fire of December 15, 1899.
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Large Log on a Railway Flat Car

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Description: An enormous log is secured on a flat rail car parked in a rail yard. Three men are making sure it is fastened properly. More logs are visible on rail cars ...
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Two Men Posed with Locomotive

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Description: Two men posed by the locomotive of a freight train on railroad tracks, probably by the coal shed at Millston. The two-wheeled express wagon on the platform...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of travelers on platform exiting the Lancaster train depot. A man sits on a horse-drawn wagon in front of the depot.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down tracks towards a locomotive pulling a passenger train into the depot. A conductor stands in an open door. Another conductor and passengers stand ...

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