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Middleton Railroad Crossing

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th...
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Steam Train Speeds Over Trestle

Date: 1910
Description: The railroad trestle over the Red Cedar River with a steam train passing over.
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The Old Wood Train

Date: 03 29 1933
Description: "The old wood train." It is a class H3 train built in 1880 by Manchester Locomotive Works. John Rhine, the engineer, is shown. A large group of men are sta...
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Rail Crossing at Elroy

Date: 09 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train crossing the Elroy-New Lisbon Road (Highway 80).
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North Western Rail Road Bridge over Chippewa River

Date: 1905
Description: A day passenger train crossing the high North Western railroad bridge over the Chippewa River. Railroad tracks are along the shoreline in the foreground.
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First Engine on Tanana Railroad

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Description: Several men pose on a small locomotive, which was the first engine on the Tanana Miles Railroad. Caption reads: "First Engine On The Tanana Mines R.R. Fair...
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Locomotive Engine No. 518

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Description: View of locomotive engine no. 518 on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. Two men are posing on the train.
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Depot and Yards

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Description: View towards depot of a train pulling up to the platform. A group of men are on the far left behind the depot. Metal parts, firewood and wooden crates are ...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a man using a horse-drawn binder in a field. The horses are wearing blankets. Railroad tracks are running along the field, and a locomotiv...
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Quarry at Devil's Lake

Date: 07 1936
Description: A worker is pulling a wheelbarrow behind him while walking alongside a narrow gauge railroad track at the south end of the East Bluff near Devil's Lake. Em...
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Sand Mine

Date: 07 1936
Description: A worker is driving a Plymouth "dinky" locomotive out of the entrance of a sand mine. One full car is behind the engine.
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C.M. & St. P Engine #287

Date: 1860
Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway engine #287, which was built by Mason Locomotive Works in 1860. Two men are standing on the locomotive.

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