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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1864 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 21 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | Wisconsin in the Civil War |
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| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Call Number | Album 14.93 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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The "General" Locomotive used by Andrew's Raiders
circa 1860-1869
Color postcard view of the railroad locomotive used in a famous Civil War incident, which was later retold in Buster Keaton's motion picture The General. Caption reads: "The 'General' used by Andre...
The Rocket Locomotive Engine
circa 1820-1829
Schematic drawing of the Rocket Locomotive Engine of 1829 made by R. Stephenson and Company, Engineers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Locomotive No. 539
1882
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 Schenectady Locomotive Works for the Chica...
Engine No. 404
View down railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 404, class B4. Standing next to the locomotive is engineer Louis Peterson.
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad Locomotive
1850
Drawing of an early locomotive that the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad rebuilt to run on the M.& M. R.R. line (which was later absorbed into the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad).
Hinkley Locomotive Elevation Drawing
1875
A builder's elevation drawing of the Hinkley railroad locomotive built for the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway.
