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Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad

Date: 1884
Description: View across water of a Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad locomotive (No #33) pulling a pay car across a trestle over the Fox River. Several large...
Poster

Farmall Tractor Advertising Poster

Date: 1928
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick-Deering Farmall tractors showing a map of the United States with trains speeding in all directions from Illinois. Bears th...
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Wisconsin Central Train

Date: 1882
Description: Group of men posing in front of the Wisconsin Central Railroad train at a depot. Railroad historian Roy L. Martin, from whose collection this image come...
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Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine

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Description: Engine #7 of the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad, which was purchased in 1917, seen here at Scott Siding, Wisconsin. The known railroad employees in the pict...
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Milwaukee Road Railroad

Date: 08 1974
Description: View down double set of railroad tracks towards a Milwaukee Road train, with the engineer about to board. Other men are standing in the background.
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Train and Truck Accident

Date: 03 27 1947
Description: Police and trainmen for the Northwestern Railroad removing the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Thompson (Alice) from their truck, which collided with a N...
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Men Walking Away from Train

Date: 1897
Description: A group of men carrying lunch boxes are walking away from a steam engine train, which is near another train and power lines.
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'Electro Motive' Train

Date: 1940
Description: A man in a suit and hat is standing on the side of a train engine in a train yard. Railroad employees can be seen in and on the train, and a group of men a...
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Unloading Cargo for "World of Mirth" Show

Date: 1948
Description: Men unload rail cars for the "World of Mirth Shows," an American traveling carnival with rides and a sideshow. International ID-6 diesel wheel tractors ass...
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Man Waving from "Trainload of Twine"

Date: 1949
Description: A man hangs on to the side of a train from a ladder and waves his hand. Original caption reads: "Giving his engineer the 'highball' upon arrival of the 25-...
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Loading Relief Tractors on Train

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Men working on relief tractors on a flatbed railroad car for delivery to "tri-state tornado" victims.
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Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Locomotive No. 40

Date: 1869
Description: Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway locomotive no. 40, called the L.B. Rock, at the Chestnut Street yards. The mast of a ship is visible in the background, and ...
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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.
Poster

Central Pacific Railway California Travel Poster

Date: 1900
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Pacific Railway's route from New York to California, encouraging people to "Go and See the Great American Pa...
Photograph

Train Engines Lined Up

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Description: Railroad workers pose near train engines lined up in a wooden roundhouse garage facility. The number on the train in the foreground is "1252."
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Men Moving Mogul 8-16 Tractors Off Box Car

Date: 04 10 1916
Description: Group of men with Mogul 8-16 tractors coming off of a box car near Minneapolis.
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Northwestern Railroad Chef William Hellman

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: William "Bill" Hellman, chef on the Northwestern Railroad's Madison-Chicago passenger run, on the train as he is preparing his last meal for the railroad a...
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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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Locomotive Engine No. 518

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Description: View of locomotive engine no. 518 on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. Two men are posing on the train.

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