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Racine Roundhouse
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The locomotive "D.K. Bush," which was built in the Racine shops of the Western Union Railroad in 1879, the same year in which the line came into the possession of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. On the ground, against the tender, is master mechanic John Taylor, in the cab doorway is Mart Gorman and, leaning against the connecting rod is D.L. Bush himself, then assistant superintendent of the southwestern division.
Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 18 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 36.77 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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