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Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 9 x 14 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | CF 52158 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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First Train
May 3, 1948
Elevated view of a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train, which is the first across a new bridge in Sheboygan. There is a group of people standing near the railroad train.
Highway Bridge Over Railroad Tracks
November 16, 1939
Highway bridge on USH 41 with a train pulled by locomotive #496 traveling under the span.
Horseshoe Curve near Ableman
View of a passenger train coming down the tracks at the Horseshoe Curve. Rock Springs was called Ableman until 1947.
Train on Bridge
View of one of the first locomotives of the Fox River Valley, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad on a wooden trestle over a wetland. The locomotive has brass trim and pulls a wood car.
Chicago and Northwestern Train
Chicago and Northwestern train with the Chicago skyline in the background.
