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Chicago and Northwestern Railway Depot

Date: 1910
Description: The Chicago & Northwestern Railway passenger depot. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Passenger Depot, Madison, Wis."
Photograph

George Little & Son Leaving Madison

Date: 04 14 1932
Description: George Little, former University of Wisconsin athletic director, and son George Jr., leaving Madison, at railroad station.
Photograph

Illinois Central Freight Depot

Date: 1974
Description: Illinois Central freight depot on West Washington Avenue, built in 1886.
Photograph

American Express at Railroad Depot

Date: 1913
Description: Horse-drawn American Express wagons in front of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Depot.
Photograph

Northwestern Railroad Station

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad station, 219 S. Blair St., along with the Lake View Hotel, 524 E. Wilson St, in Madison. A man holding...
Photograph

Illinois Central Freight Depot

Date: 1974
Description: A view of the Illinois Central freight depot, looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Drafted Men at Chicago & Northwestern Station

Date: 05 25 1918
Description: Elevated view of draftees at the Northwestern depot on their way to basic training and then France. Nearly 3,000 Madison men joined the war effort.
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul East Madison Railroad Station

Date: 1918
Description: A view from the east end of the East Madison Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad station, 501 East Wilson Street. Automobiles are parked along the curb ...
Photograph

Railroad Yard Turntable

Date: 04 27 1975
Description: A railroad turntable at the Milwaukee Road railroad yard off West Washington Avenue.
Photograph

Street Railroad Car

Date: 1925
Description: View over sidewalk of a street railroad car passing the old Northwestern Railroad Station on the 400 block of West Lakeside Street.
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul West Madison Station

Date: 1918
Description: The West Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station, with train cars on the tracks.
Photograph

Illinois Central Railroad Freight Depot

Date: 1914
Description: The Illinois Central Railroad Freight Depot on West Washington Avenue.
Photograph

Chicago and North Western Railroad Station

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the South Madison Chicago and North Western Railroad Station located next to the railroad tracks that cross Lakeside Street. In the foregr...
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul West Madison Station

Date: 1918
Description: West Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station, 644 West Washington Avenue. There are pedestrians and parked automobiles near the station.
Postcard

C. & N. W. Station

Date: 01 05 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N. W. Station, Madison, Wis." The Chicago and North Western Railroad Station, located on South Blair Street. There are pedestria...
Photograph

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Station

Date: 1956
Description: View across intersection of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station at Blair and Wilson Streets. Three tall chimneys from the MG&E plant can be seen ...
Map or Atlas

Map of West Part of City of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Shows public buildings, hotels, fraternity houses, and private houses. Index of fraternities and sororities, residences, public buildings, hotels, places o...
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul West Madison Station

Date: 1918
Description: The West Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station, with train cars on the tracks. An automobile on West Washington Avenue crosses the trac...
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Land Survey Corners Marked

Date: 02 02 1960
Description: The Madison Redevelopment Authority joined in the city's program of locating and permanently marking land survey corners in the Madison area. Here they mar...
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul East Madison Railroad Station

Date: 1918
Description: A view looking east along East Wilson Street with the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul East Madison railroad station, 501 East Wilson Street, on the right....

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