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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Railroad Construction Crew
October 27, 1936
Railroad construction crew working on a Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, looking west up the 400 and 500 blocks of East Wilson Street.
Construction Crew at Northwestern Railroad Crossing
October 27, 1936
Elevated view of a construction crew working on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, showing the W.R. Baker Tavern at 601 E. Wilson Street, and the Paul A Genin Implement Co., 521 Williamson S...
Chicago & Northwestern R.R. Crossing at Blair Street
November 12, 1936
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks, looking east at the crossing of S. Blair Street, King Street, E. Wilson Street, and Williamson Street. Included in the view is the Wilmont R. Baker Tavern at...
Chicago & Northwestern R.R. Crossing at Blair Street
November 12, 1936
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks, looking west at the crossing of S. Blair Street, King Street, E. Wilson Street, and Williamson Street. Shows Chicago, Milwaukee, St, Paul & Pacific Railroad ...
Railroad Crossing Safety Precautions at Monroe and Regent Streets
July 1955
Illinois Central flagman R.D. DeRoche walking along the railroad tracks at the Monroe and Regent Streets crossing ahead of the engine after he activated warning lights.
Law Park Crossing Accident Site
View of a railroad crossing near Lake Monona. Men are on the standing on the road in the background, and other men are working along the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Law Park rail...
