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Elevated View of Railroad Yard on Jones Island
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Elevated view of railroad yard and railroads cars on Jones Island. On the right is a large derrick or crane, and in the background are a number of freighters with large smokestacks.
October 28, 1938
Taylor, J. Robert
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WHi 56153
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Docks at Jones Island
October 28, 1938
Docks and shanties at Jones Island, with smokestacks and cranes in the background.
Men Working near Large Dredge
October 28, 1938
Men working near large dredge on Jones Island. Large piles of material are on the ground below the dredge. There is a ship on the right. In the distance are railroad cars on tracks, and the shorel...
Sand Dredge
View across industrial yard towards piles of sand around a dredge. There is a railroad car and crane in front of the dredge. In the background is a large smokestack on the ship which is carrying th...
Jones Island with Boats and Industrial Buildings
October 28, 1938
Elevated view of bay shoreline, with dwellings along the bank. A few boats are in the river. In the background is a factory with a smokestack and railroad cars on a track.
Freighter on River
Elevated rear view of the freighter "James Laughlin, Duluth". On the right is a sand dredge and large piles of sand. In the background on the left are industrial buildings.
West Milwaukee Railroad
1940
Elevated view of West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. Railroad train cars are stopped on the tracks and smoke is rising from the buildings in the background near sm...
