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| Date: | 08 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Boys wave from the passenger cars of Uncle Bob's train, while a crowd watches the amusement park ride at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A deer hunting party pose with carcasses and supplies by a train on the C. St. P. M. & O. railroad. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Clockwise from upper left images include: Cutters Point, Long Lake, Wis.; M.E. Church, New Auburn, Wis.; Farmers Store, New Auburn, Wis.; Public School, Ne... |
| Date: | 05 1958 |
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| Description: | The Attorney General (center), on a train at Story Book Land. |
| Date: | 06 1956 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Fairy Godmother with kids on Story Book Land train. |
| Date: | 03 18 1947 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of University of Wisconsin Big Nine basketball championship team, at the train depot, before departing for New York for the NCAA tournament.... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Rolf "Pucks" Anderson and Herbert "Chub" Fowler playing cards on a train. |
| Date: | 04 05 1949 |
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| Description: | Preparing to depart by train for the forthcoming NCAA boxing meet are University of Wisconsin national boxing team defending champions and their coaching s... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting the national parks of the western United States and Canada, as well as promoting train travel. The poster depicts a creek... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting Atlantic City as "the playground of the world," and to get there by way of train travel. The poster depicts the buildings ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the kiddie train at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). The train was donated by the Madison Lions Club and operated from 1953-1968... |
| Date: | 05 17 1952 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 spelling champion, Beth Knope, boards a train to attend the national finals. Saying goodbye are her parents Sidney an... |
| 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: | 09 19 1932 |
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| Description: | Four views near Lake Superior, including two scenes of boats and docks near the ore docks, a bathing scene showing a group of people swimming in the lake a... |
| Date: | 10 04 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of banner in the bleachers shows support for Braves outfielder Rico Carty for National League Rookie of the Year. A freight train, the Mitche... |
| Date: | 07 05 1972 |
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| Description: | View of local residents standing in the grass watching the Circus World Museum Train pass through Elroy and Union Center. The train, which did not normally... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | This colored map shows the entire state, along with counties in states bordering Wisconsin. There is a key to "Wisconsin Railroads," with initials identify... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | This colored map shows the entire state, along with counties in states bordering Wisconsin. There is a key to "Wisconsin Railroads," with initials identify... |
| Date: | 01 15 1915 |
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| Description: | On the floor, David Rumsey is using a wrench to repair a part of the train set, which includes trains, rails, and a building. Caption reads: "David enterta... |
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