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Oscar Mayer Freight Car

Date: 08 04 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad freight car with "Oscar Mayer's Meats of Good Taste" advertisement on the side.
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Barnum Depot

Date: 1912
Description: View down railroad tracks of a locomotive arriving at the Barnum Depot.
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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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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View across railroad tracks of a man and a dog posing on the platform in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul depot. In the background on the left...
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Turner House

Date: 1875
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of men and women gathered around the Turner House, which was erected by John Turner to house railroad men and construction...
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Fire at Atlas Flour Mill

Date: 12 11 1926
Description: Fire destroyed the Atlas Flour Mill, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Thirteen engine companies, six truck companies, and two fire boats fought the...
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McCormick-Deering I-30 Tractor Pulling Miller Beer Railroad Car

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Two workmen use a McCormick-Deering I-30 industrial tractor to attach railroad cars carrying Miller High Life beer.
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Union Depot

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Description: Elevated view across street towards the Union Depot. Horse-drawn carriages are in the street.
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Best's South Side Brewery

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Description: View across water towards Best's South Side Brewery. There are railroad cars in front of the brewery.
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Mogul 15-30 Tractor on Railroad Car

Date: 1913
Description: Mogul 15-30 HP kerosene tractor loaded on a railroad car for delivery, most likely outside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Mogul 15-30 Tractor on Railroad Car

Date: 1913
Description: Mogul 15-30 HP kerosene tractor loaded on a railroad car for delivery, most likely outside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Mogul 15-30 Tractor Loaded on Railroad Car

Date: 1913
Description: Mogul 15-30 HP kerosene tractor loaded on a railroad car for delivery, most likely outside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Loading Rail Freight with I-12 Tractor

Date: 06 20 1935
Description: African American workers load barrels of freight onto a Southeastern Express rail car at a Jacksonville rail station. One worker is operating an Internati...
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Trolley Car Pulling Flat Car Carrying McCormick Binder and Mower

Date: 1899
Description: Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Cr...
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Worker Loading Cargo into Railroad Car from International Truck

Date: 06 11 1925
Description: African American worker standing and loading cargo from a crane into a railroad boxcar from an International truck. Another worker is sitting behind the dr...
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Deering Works Employees Unloading Wood from Railroad Cars

Date: 07 08 1912
Description: Three workers unloading planks of wood from a Frisco railroad boxcar in a lumber yard outside International Harvester's Deering Works.
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Osceola Commerce Club Band

Date: 04 21 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Commercial Club Band posing at a rail yard with a newly arrived shipment of McCormick-Deering ball-bearing cream separators. The cream...
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McCormick Reaper Works and Rail Yard

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Reaper Works and rail yard as seen from across a canal. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company until 1902 when it beca...
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Locomotive No. 539

Date: 1882
Description: View across railroad tracks of two men posing near the right side of locomotive no. 539 on another set of railroad tracks. The locomotive was built by the ...
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Boxcar Traveler

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands in the open doorway of a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Omaha railway boxcar.

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