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Forest Junction, Wis.

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a street scene featuring several storefronts with people in front of them, a horse with a small wagon, telephone poles, and a tr...
Photograph

Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: At the crossing at Monroe and Regent Streets, the flagman activates warning lights before the stopped Illinois-Central train proceeds across the crossing. ...
Photograph

Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets

Date: 07 1955
Description: Illinois Central flagman R.D. DeRoche walking along the railroad tracks at the Monroe and Regent Streets crossing ahead of the engine after he activated wa...
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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 ...
Postcard

Railroad Station

Date: 1910
Description: View down a set of two railroad tracks towards the Mauston Railroad Station on the right, and an approaching train on the left set of tracks. Workers and p...
Photograph

Men Posing wih a Large Flag

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Description: Group portrait of men lined up outdoors in a train yard, in front of an American flag. They are all wearing suits and hats, and three men have boutonnieres...
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Montfort Depot

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Description: A locomotive is moving along the tracks along the platform at the depot in Montfort. A man is standing near carts on the right at the end of the platform, ...
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Merrimac Train Depot

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Description: The Merrimac depot and a train. A group of people are standing in between the train tracks near the railroad cars.
Photograph

Freedom Train "Spirit of 1776"

Date: 06 24 1948
Description: View of the front of the Freedom Train. The sign on the locomotive reads: "Spirit of 1776." People are standing near the train in the foreground, and in th...
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Freedom Train "Spirit of 1776"

Date: 06 24 1948
Description: View towards the front of the Freedom Train.
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Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 10 04 1906
Description: Binder outdoors at McCormick Works. Railroad cars are in the background.
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Silver Ribbons

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of parallel tracks in a railroad yard, with a locomotive pulling a boxcar. A man is standing near the boxcar. On the right are buildings, and...
Print

Minocqua Train Station

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Description: Greeting card with a winter view of the Minocqua railroad station. A child is pulling another child on a sled through the snow, and two people are meeting ...
Photograph

Steam Skidder Train Engine

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Description: Several man posing by a steam skidder which is hauling logs.
Photograph

McCormick Works

Date: 11 09 1914
Description: View from elevated railroad tracks towards railroad yard, and newly constructed plant addition. Men are in the yard below. A tower on one of the buildings ...
Photograph

Men Posing with Railroad Train

Date: 04 22 1918
Description: View towards a group of men posing on a platform in font of a train loaded with products.
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The Yards in Winter

Date: 1950
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a tall building. Smoke is billowing from the locomotive.
Photograph

Warming Work

Date: 1974
Description: Two railroad workers are pulling on a chain next to a railroad car carrying coal.
Postcard

West of the City

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "West of the City, Sheboygan, Wis." A view of the city looking towards the lake, with a locomotive on the right rounding the bend and ...
Postcard

Depot and Train

Date: 08 28 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Depot and Train, Spring Gren [sic], Wis." A train station with the depot on the left and a locomotive on the right. Adults and childr...

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