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Train Wreck

Date: 06 21 1900
Description: Wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Little Rapids. A group of men and boys are viewing the damage to the locomotive.
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De Pere Depot

Date: 1873
Description: At the De Pere depot, the first train operated by the Milwaukee & Northern Railway. This train made its first run to Green Bay on June 25, 1873, and this p...
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Green Bay Depot

Date: 1901
Description: View down platform towards a locomotive pulling a Green Bay & Western Railroad train at the Green Bay depot, with a Snavely omnibus parked at the platform ...
Poster

$30 Reward

Date: 02 01 1864
Description: List of Civil War draft-dodgers issued by the Provost Marshal's office, Fifth District of Wisconsin.
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Grand Army of the Republic, Samuel Harrison Post No. 91

Date: 1896
Description: Portraits of the members of the Samuel Harrison Post No. 91 of De Pere, Wisconsin from 1883-1896.
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Chicago and Northwestern Train Wreck

Date: 06 21 1900
Description: A crowd of men gather around a wrecked Chicago and North-Western train.
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Train Collision

Date: 
Description: A collision of a freight train with an excursion train on the Chicago and North Western Railway, resulting in six deaths and at least 46 people injured.
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Locomotive Engine No. 925

Date: 1896
Description: Railroad employees pose with locomotive engine no. 925 of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The engine has a long pilot, a large oil headlight, sm...
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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...
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Fort Howard

Date: 1818
Description: Overhead view of the layout of the fort, with the Fox River at the top, and a "Cranberry Marsh of 1/2 mile in extent" below right. At the bottom is a rende...
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Fort Howard

Date: 1867
Description: Elevated view of Fort Howard, from the top of a grain elevator, when it was being destroyed to make room for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway switchyar...

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