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Railroad Car Ferry Workers

Date: 08 23 1946
Description: Crew of the railroad car ferry "City of Milwaukee" demonstrating for a 40-hour week and overtime pay. The "City of Milwaukee" ferried Grand Trunk Western ...
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Cars at the Lake Michigan Ferry

Date: 07 08 1941
Description: A boy rides his bike as if leading a fleet of cars, with the Lake Michigan ferry blowing smoke in the background.
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Railroad Car and Engine Ferry

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Description: View of a barge transporting railroad cars and an engine across a river. Several men are on the barge, including one on an overhead structure. Text on phot...
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Working Conditions on Railroad Car Ferries

Date: 09 10 1946
Description: Two men at work moving railroad cars. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries. Ferry workers belonged to the Natio...
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Working Conditions on Railroad Car Ferries

Date: 09 10 1946
Description: View of a metal stairway and a train car wheel and undercarriage. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries. Ferry w...
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Working Conditions on Railroad Car Ferries

Date: 09 15 1946
Description: Workers standing on railroad tracks. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries. Ferry workers belonged to the Nation...
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"J.C. Ames" Car Ferry

Date: 1890
Description: The "J.C. Ames," a Lake Michigan car ferry, probably in the South Chicago harbor. There is a railroad bridge visible in the background.
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Railroad Car Ferry

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Description: View of railroad cars being ferried across the river.
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Loose Rail Car on the Milwaukee

Date: 08 03 2014
Description: Underwater view of one of the rail cars that made up the last cargo of the Milwaukee when it sank. It is sitting on the floor of Lake Michigan near ...
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Kewaunee Car Ferry Slip

Date: 09 17 1948
Description: Aerial view of two Lake Michigan ferries tied up at harbor slips. The eastern terminus of the Green Bay Route was the Lake Michigan port city of Kewaunee. ...

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