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Milwaukee Road Railroad

Date: 08 1974
Description: View down double set of railroad tracks towards a Milwaukee Road train, with the engineer about to board. Other men are standing in the background.
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Chicago Traveling Club: Trip Eight

Date: 1878
Description: Group of men outside tent with "The Boss" sign above door and labels on some of the fellows' shirts saying, "CTC," an abbreviation for the Chicago Travelin...
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Crowded Pier and Steamboat

Date: 1878
Description: View from shoreline of a large crowd on a pier waiting for a crowded steam excursion boat.
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People aboard Steamboat

Date: 1878
Description: People seated in a small steamboat tied at a pier on a lake. A flag flies from the bow and there is a two-story frame house on the shore. This photograph m...
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Wiesman Inn

Date: 1930
Description: View of the former Wiesman Inn, now a farmhouse.
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Wiesman Inn

Date: 1930
Description: View of the former Wiesman Inn, now a farmhouse.
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Wiesman Inn

Date: 1930
Description: View of the former Wiesman Inn, now a farmhouse.
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Lamb's Hotel in Camp Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Lamb's Hotel on a dirt road. The hotel is also called Bewersdorf's Hotel.
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Baptist Church

Date: 1900
Description: A Baptist church in Kenosha built in 1848 that is now no longer standing.
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Kenosha Water Cure

Date: 1880
Description: The Kenosha water cure on the corner of N. Main and Grand Avenue. It was built in the 1840's for educational and religious purposes. It burned down in 1900...
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I.G. Merrill Home

Date: 1879
Description: The home of I.G. Merrill, located on the corner of Ann Street (now called Sheridan Road) and Prairie Avenue, in the winter.
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Sheridan Road

Date: 11 17 1937
Description: Looking northeast on Sheridan Road (State Highway 42) at Sheridan Road Grade Crossing.
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Tenth and Fifty-seventh Streets

Date: 1930
Description: Tenth and Fifty-seventh Streets, with early houses, car and barn.
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Lake Shore Road

Date: 1913
Description: Lake Shore Road in Somers. A streetcar is on the right.
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Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from tree-lined cobblestone street of the Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library. The library opened in 1900 and was funded with a gift of $150,00...
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Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from tree-lined cobblestone street of the Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library. The library opened in 1900 and was funded with a gift of $150,00...
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Marina near Park

Date: 08 31 1963
Description: View of a private boat marina, as seen from a park.
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International Auto-Carrier Truck

Date: 1946
Description: International truck utilized by K*A*T Corporation for multi-automobile hauling. The truck is parked on a road with a river in the background.
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International Auto Carrier Truck

Date: 1946
Description: A man sits behind the steering wheel of an International truck utilized by K*A*T Corporation for multi-automobile hauling.
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General View

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Description: Elevated view of the railroad yards. There are numerous sheds and buildings, and piles of fuelwood and lumber. Freight cars are lined up on the tracks in f...

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