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Bell Center Depot

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Description: Exterior view of a locomotive at the Bell Center depot. Men stand on the platform.
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Barnum Depot

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Description: View from along railroad tracks of a train arriving at the depot. There is a child in the doorway of the depot, and a woman in the background is carrying a...
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Train Crossing a Bridge

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Description: View along right side of shoreline toward a Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul train crossing a bridge over the Wisconsin River.
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Train and Automobile at Intersection

Date: 1939
Description: A train is shown at the intersection of Williamson, S. Blair, and E. Wilson Streets in front of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot.
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Train at Stevens Point Depot

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Description: View down platform towards locomotive and train at the railroad station. There are people standing on the platform near the depot building.
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Railroad Bridge over Tomahawk River

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Soo Line railroad bridge crossing the Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wisconsin. The bridge, built in 1886, was 126 ft. long and...
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Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine

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Description: View from bottom of snowy hill looking up towards the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad engine #3, which was purchased from the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway.
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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 ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Background with Men on Ramp

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard. Two men walk up a ramp leading into a railroad car. Both men are pushing large i...
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Univeristy of Wisconsin Championship Basketball Team

Date: 03 18 1947
Description: Group portrait of University of Wisconsin Big Nine basketball championship team, at the train depot, before departing for New York for the NCAA tournament....
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Train Along Shoreline

Date: 1900
Description: Wisconsin Central train running through country along the shoreline, possibly Buffalo Lake.
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Train on White River Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: Wisconsin Central train passing over the White River bridge. The first railroad car is imprinted with "U.S. Mail."
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Train at Railroad Crossing

Date: 07 29 1947
Description: Two children on bicycles waiting for a Milwaukee Road train to "unblock" the entrances to Brittingham Park. Most children not on bicycles crawled under the...
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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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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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Chicago Northwestern Railroad Accident

Date: 06 21 1948
Description: Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks and train crossing Monona Bay, the site of an accident in which Harry R. Frankey, 112 South Henry Street, was killed i...
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UW Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps

Date: 06 21 1948
Description: Group portrait of 16 members of the University of Wisconsin Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps in front of two railroad cars. They left for San Francisc...
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad

Date: 1940
Description: Located in West Milwaukee. Trains, cars, tracks, and railroad buildings. The view is taken from the top of a building.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad Shops

Date: 1940
Description: West Milwaukee. Elevated view of tracks, trains, and buildings. A train roundhouse is located in the background.

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