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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. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The Soo line roundhouse. Caption reads: "Soo Round House, Abbottsford, Wis." |
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| Description: | The railroad bridge over the Rock River. |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the plant, with railroad tracks along both sides of the property. A river is on the left. Several cars are parked at the plant. There is an... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the railroad station looking west. A bridge over the river is in the foreground, and a large water tower is across the railroad tracks on ... |
| 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: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Pontoon Bridge. Caption reads: "Largest Pontoon Bridge in the U.S. Scene at the Tri Cities, North and South McGergor and Prairie du Chien.... |
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| Description: | Train station in the distance, with a man standing in the foreground on steps leading down to the lake, near a fenced-in pond. On the left are railroad tra... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | View across river toward the malt house. In the background is the south side brewery of the same company. There are two steamboats, one large, one small. ... |
| 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... |
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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... |
| 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: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Aerial view along river toward Darlington. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Color enhanced postcard with eight views of buildings, bridges, and dams. In the center is written: "Greetings from Eau Claire Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Enhanced photographic postcard of a lattice deck truss railroad high bridge and paper mill on the Chippewa River. The bridge was built in 1880 by the Chica... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| 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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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard elevated view of buildings along the Fox River. Boats moored in the foreground. A train is passing by across the river. Old Fort Howa... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View of a train crossing a railroad bridge over the Fox River. Rowboats are in the river and docked at a pier in the foreground. Caption reads: "C. & N. W.... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View of a railroad bridge and a passenger train crossing the Rock River. Caption reads: "Janesville, Wis. Rock River and Railroad Bridge at Monterey." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a curving railroad bridge with a train approaching. The Rock River is below. Buildings are on the far bank on the right. Caption reads: "C... |
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