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| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | View down side of railroad tracks across road towards a group of people standing on the platform of the Rudolph depot, awaiting the arrival of Milwaukee Ro... |
| Date: | 09 1936 |
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| Description: | Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train crossing the Elroy-New Lisbon Road (Highway 80). |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Milwaukee rail yards. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View of crossroads where the street meets the railroad tracks. Adults and children are standing to the left next to a train. |
| Date: | 03 1907 |
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| Description: | The engine of a train stopped at a crossroad, possibly near International Harvester's McCormick Works (factory). |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Central train running through country along the shoreline, possibly Buffalo Lake. |
| Date: | 07 29 1947 |
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| Description: | Two children on bicycles waiting for a Milwaukee Road train to "unblock" the entrances to Brittingham Park. Most children not on bicycles crawled under the... |
| 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: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A caravan of International trucks en route to Chicago from International Harvester's Akron Works factory in Ohio, stops at a railroad crossing to allow a t... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of factory with yellow walls and blue roofs. Lake and trains in background, with a tree-lined boulevard in the foreground. Caption reads: "Al... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks of a two-story clapboard schoolhouse with bell tower. Groups of children pose outside and another group of children look out on... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Two panoramic bird's-eye views of the Paine Lumber Company, including the general plant, sawmill, and lumber yards. Heading at the top says: Home of Wiscon... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, established in 1830. The city's dwellings and establishments can be seen on a hillside from the railroa... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of International Harvester's Richmond branch building. A train car rests on tracks that run adjacent to the building. Several automobiles are... |
| Date: | 02 01 1959 |
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| Description: | "Train derailment. Photo taken from North Pole Road. Hwy 28 can be seen in the distance (left)." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 08 1988 |
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| Description: | "For nostalgia, a steam locomotive made a run on the Soo Line tracks." |
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