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| Date: | 05 18 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the first passenger train to arrive at Merrill, a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway train. The passengers are waiting on a platform an... |
| Date: | 09 1882 |
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| Description: | An original colored lithograph advertising the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway, also "Known as The Royal Route." The poster features the... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | An original passenger notice poster distributed by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway regarding ticket purchases prior to train boarding. In this two-ton... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Cover art for a pamphlet advertising The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. The upper half of the artwork depicts a sunset view of Lake Superior, and the b... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Opening spread of Reuben Gold Thwaites' diary of his 1887 trip on the Fox River. |
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