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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the railroad yards. Elevated view of railroad tracks and switch-yard, with steam rising behind a brick building on the left. Railr... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a train wreck. Survivors and onlookers are gathered on and around the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Wreck... |
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| Description: | Elevated, photographic postcard view of Nelson Dewey Memorial State Park. There are railroad tracks in the foreground; the Mississippi River is in the back... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a factory near Marshfield. Railroad tracks are on the right. Caption reads: "Berg Equipment Co. Plant, Marshfield, Wisonsin." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "View on Wisconsin River, Rhinelander, Wis." A trestle railroad bridge crosses turbulent water on the Wisconsin River. The rocky shore... |
| Date: | 07 26 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Tunnel No. 2, Norwalk, Wis." A locomotive is coming through a short tunnel, the sky can be seen on the other side. The entrance to th... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Looking Down Kickapoo River, Viola, Wis." A railroad bridge on the Kickapoo River. A barn is on the left, trees are along the shoreli... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Text on front: "The Hiawatha. Crossing the Wisconsin River at the 'Dells'." On reverse: "The Scenic Route. The Milwaukee Road is the only double tracked ro... |
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