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Train Wreck

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Corliss. A large crowd of men are watching as a Bucyrus crane is lifting a car b...
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Locomotive and Crew

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Description: Locomotive and railroad crew.
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Corliss Post Office

Date: 1901
Description: Post office, with seven men and a boy standing in front. Corliss is now called Sturtevant.
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Corliss Housing Development

Date: 1901
Description: Thirteen unfinished houses in a row, on the horizon of a field. Captin reads: "Corliss Wis In 1901".
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Machine Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of a machine factory.
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Machine Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of a machine factory.
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Gothic Church

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of a small gothic church in Corliss.
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Train Depot

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Description: Train depot with a boy standing between the building and the railroad tracks. There are two doors marked "Men" and "Women". Four men can be seen on the rig...
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Corliss Train Depot

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Description: Exterior view of the Corliss train depot with railroad tracks in the foreground. A small group of men pose in front of the building.
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Corliss Train Depot

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Description: View of the Corliss train depot.
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Corliss Depot

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Description: A train on the tracks at the Corliss Depot. There is a sign in front of it that reads "This Train For Chicago".
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Corliss Train Depot

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Description: Exterior view of the train depot with two trains on the tracks.
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Trains at Corliss Depot

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Description: Train depot workers pose in front of a train at the depot. There is a sign that reads "This Train For Milwaukee".
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Dr. Valentine's House

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of Dr. Valentine's house in Corliss.
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Dr. Valentine's House

Date: 1901
Description: Front view of Dr. L. P. Valentine's house in Corliss.
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Industrial Area in Town

Date: 1901
Description: An industrial area in Corliss.
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Train at Corliss Depot

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Description: A train, engine number 560, on the track at the train depot in Corliss.
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Saint Bonaventure High School

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Description: View of Saint Bonaventure High School, built in 1877. Trees and potted flowers are on the lawn in front of the building.
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Machine Factory

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys pose outside a machine factory in Corliss. Almost all of them are similarly dressed in dark hats, jackets, and pants. A large sign is on the r...
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Train with Snow Thrower

Date: 02 1936
Description: Winter scene featuring a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul train from the front with snow thrower attached to the engine. Smoke billows to the right and power l...

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