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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1884 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 16 x 25 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 36.74 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Locomotive Boiler Explosion
September 27, 1908
Three-quarter view from front right of the badly damaged Engine No. 423 of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. The boiler remains on the railroad tracks after its boiler exploded and shot ...
Portage Turn Table and Pump House
1885
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul engine #689 on the turn table, surrounded by railroad employees. The pump house is in the background.
Engine No. 489
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 489. Five railroad employees stand in front of the locomotive.
Engine #6414
1931
View of the front of the locomotive of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, engine #6414, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and purchased in 1931.
The "Gracie May" Locomotive
1884
The Fairchild and Northwestern locomotive the "Gracie May," named for Gracie May Foster. Several people pose near the locomotive, including Robert Holmes and Ella Stearns.
Switch Engine No. 1079
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway engine no. 1079, class J2. The engineer was Philip Currie and the fireman was Edward C. McNeill. The third man in the photograph is unidentified.
