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Train Wreck

Date: 07 1927
Description: On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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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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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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Building Under Construction

Date: 1901
Description: View from a distance of the framework of a large building under construction next to a house in Corliss.
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Klinkert Hotel

Date: 1901
Description: The first Klinkert Hotel. It burned down around 1905, and was replaced by the brick structure with the same name. Signs advertising Harper Rye are on eithe...
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The Hotel Nelson

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Nelson, a brick building with Schlitz Beer signs on top.
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The Orchard Building

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of "The Orchard," which was possibly an inn, in Corliss.
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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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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...
Postcard

County Road Near Holy Rosary Academy

Date: 10 04 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Corliss, Wis., County Road Near Holy Rosary Academy." A horse drawn buggy drives along an unpaved road. On the right is the Holy Rosa...
Postcard

Holy Rosary Academy

Date: 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Holy Rosary Academy, Corliss, Wis." A large, brick, boarding school opened by the Racine Dominican Sisters. It is four stories with a...
Postcard

The Highlands

Date: 07 21 1949
Description: Text on the front reads: "The Highlands, Hy. 41 and 20, 21 miles south of Milwaukee, P.O. Sturtevant, Wis. - Phone: 18W." Additional text on the reverse: "...
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This Train For Racine

Date: 1900
Description: Several men pose on a station platform in front of a locomotive and railroad car at the end of the railroad tracks. A man standing in the center is wearing...

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