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Views of Ashland

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Description: Four views of Ashland, including Ellis Avenue, the Chicago and North Western Depot, Northern Pacific and Omaha trains and West Second Street.
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Engine No. 207

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Description: Side view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 207, a yard engine.
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National Zinc Separating Company Plant

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks of the National Zinc Separating Company grounds. There is a large mound of ores, railroad cars, industrial buildings and a tall b...
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Freight Yard

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Description: View of several rows of railroad cars at a freight yard.
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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 Yards

Date: 1920
Description: Two trains at the Lone Rock depot. The platform holds waiting passengers and carts.
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Railroad Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View along railroad tracks towards the Merrillan depot and train. The Hotel Campbell is located on the left. A group of children and adults are sitting out...
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Depot and Yards

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Description: View towards depot of a train pulling up to the platform. A group of men are on the far left behind the depot. Metal parts, firewood and wooden crates are ...
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Elevated View of Railroad Depot

Date: 08 1902
Description: Elevated view of the railroad depot taken from the wooden shake roof of a building. On the right are railroad tracks, depot buildings, grain storage and a ...
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Railroad Station

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Description: View from a railroad platform and railroad tracks. A locomotive with railroad cars is parked on the far track. One man is standing next to the locomotive; ...
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Engine No. 931

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards engineer Louis Peterson standing in the gangway next to Engine No. 931. Another man is standing on the tracks near one of...
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Engine No. 934

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Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Engine No. 934, Class H6, sitting on the railroad tracks next to a train car.
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Engine No. 1073

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Description: Several crew members posing next to the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway switching Engine No. 1073, which operated in Menasha, Wisconsin.
Postcard

Narrow Gauge Train

Date: 1908
Description: Sepia-toned oval-shaped photographic view of men posing with a narrow gauge train at the Fennimore Depot. Flowers surround the photograph. Caption reads: "...
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Train Entering Railroad Yard

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: Elevated view across dirt road towards a train entering a railroad yard.
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Milwaukee Railroad Yard

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Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee railroad yard. The skyline of Milwaukee is in the background.
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Lumber Piled on Train Cars and in Yard

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Description: View of a trainyard, with several carloads of lumber on the train. Men are standing on the lumber. Additionally, several large stacks of lumber are in the ...
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Retiring Railroad Conductor

Date: 12 31 1957
Description: Patrick J. Donnelly (left) on his last day of work after serving as conductor with the North Western Railway for 52 years. K.M. Prenot (right), a brakeman ...

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