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| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the railroad curve near Whitefish Bay resort. Caption reads: "The Curve near Whitefish Bay Resort." |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Wisconsin Central railroad station, with people standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Wis. Central Passenger De... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the Chicago and North Western Depot. A group of children are in front of the depot near a cart, and two men work nearby. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad depot. A train rests at the stop while commuters wait to board from the platform. There is a horse to the right... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of a railroad station across from the Hotel Wells. Railroad tracks run between them, disappearing into the distance. There are tre... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the wood yard and office. The stone structure on the right is the remnant of the National Furnace Company, an iron ore smelting company. C... |
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| Description: | View across road towards the hotel next to the railroad tracks. A horse and buggy is parked nearby. There is a storefront on the block in the background. C... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View of the Cameron House hotel and the railroad platform. Caption reads: "Cameron House and C. M. & St. P. Passenger Station, La Crosse, Wis." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a two-lane Interstate highway along railroad tracks. Two automobiles are moving down the road in the right lane, heading towa... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View of the Knickerbocker Ice Company building. Rock Lake in the foreground. There is a ramp leading from the lake to the ice house. Caption reads: "The Ic... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards stone buildings and a smokestack. Caption reads: "Electric Light Plant, Mazomanie, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | An elevated view of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train depot at Nashotah. A woman is standing on the wooden sidewalk at left, near a small shelter. ... |
| Date: | 08 17 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Baldwin Street, Sharon, Wisc." An unpaved street with railroad tracks crossing in the foreground. A sign near a pavilion on the left ... |
| Date: | 10 04 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Hotel and Depot, Spooner, Wis." A view of the railroad depot and platform on the left, with the hotel on the right. People are on the... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Wayside Inn. Walworth, Wis." Also known as the Wayside Hotel, it was built in 1902 of brick with porches on all three levels. A m... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "'On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.' Electric Power Plant, Kilbourn, Wis." Completed in 1909, the power plant is still in ... |
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