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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
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Streetcar Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter...
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Kiddie Train at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1960
Description: Colorful locomotive pulling several cars full of children at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Although referred to as the "Kiddie Train," the caption ...
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Kiddie Train

Date: 1960
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...
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The Horseshoe Curve Near Ableman, Wis.

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Description: Colorized postcard of the horseshoe curve of railroad tracks. Elevated view of the railroad tracks with train snaking past a farmhouse and a bridge suspend...
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C. & N. W. Depot

Date: 1910
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...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of a locomotive at the head of a passenger train at the depot. Caption reads: "Depot and Train, Cassville, Wis."
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view along river toward Darlington. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Darlington, Wis."
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Typical Residence Street & High Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: Postcard with two views. On the left the caption reads: "A Typical Residence Street," with a view down the street with trees and houses. On the right the c...
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Kiddie Train, Vilas Park Zoo

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Description: View of people riding the Kiddie Train at the Vilas Park Zoo. People behind the train are standing and watching the train near a fence, and there is a came...
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View of Bennett St., Mellen, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of central Mellen from across the railroad yard. A freight train with logs is on the tracks.

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