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La Crosse, Wis.

Date: 1873
Description: Bird's-eye map of La Crosse from the Mississippi River.
Photograph

Cornfest

Date: 1994
Description: The amusement rides at the DeKalb Cornfest.
Photograph

Behind the East Lincoln Highway

Date: 1994
Description: The buildings behind the east Lincoln Highway.
Photograph

Hintzsche Fertilizer

Date: 1994
Description: Hintzsche Fertilizer on the East Lincoln Highway.
Photograph

Coal Chute

Date: 1994
Description: Coal chute on the railroad tracks on the east end of DeKalb.
Photograph

Entering DeKalb

Date: 1997
Description: Entering DeKalb on the train coming west from Chicago.
Photograph

Illinois Central Tracks

Date: 2000
Description: Illinois Central Tracks near Cherry Valley Road in DeKalb County.
Photograph

Flora Dell Scrapbook Cover

Date: 1911
Description: The cover of a scrapbook made for Flora Dell Lake. Features a photograph of a small locomotive on a railroad track near a water tower. There are hand-drawn...
Photograph

Man Walking on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew (Frank King's father-in-law) walking railroad tracks. He was known as a prominent banker in the Tomah, Wisconsin community. A hand-drawn decorat...
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Absorbing the Scenery

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew stands on the railroad tracks that run between Tunnel City and Lake Flora Dell. The tracks run into a tunnel in the background. A decorative bor...
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Man Walking on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew walks a set of railroad tracks near the entrance into a tunnel. The other end of the tunnel can be seen in the distance. A hand-drawn border fea...
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Train Emerging from Tunnel

Date: 1911
Description: Front view of train emerging from a tunnel. A hand-drawn border features two male figures running away from the train and reads, "The monster pursues."
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Men on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: View from inside railroad tunnel of four men walking near the entrance on railroad tracks. A hand-drawn border features a pennant with the letter "A" on it...
Photograph

Rock Island Lines Railroad Truck

Date: 12 16 1936
Description: A man places a bag onto the bed of an International C-1 truck owned by the Chicago Rock Island Railroad. The truck is marked with the text "No.9" and "Wate...
Photograph

River and Bridge

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view of a town with a railroad bridge crossing over a river. Several individuals are visible crossing the bridge. Sign near bridge says: "Willow R...
Photograph

Railroad Tracks along Shoreline of Devil's Lake

Date: 
Description: A view of the shoreline of Devil's Lake with railroad tracks in the foreground. On the back of the photograph is the photographer's information: "Sim Mould...
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Hillsboro Railroad Tracks and Depot Damaged by Wash Out

Date: 07 22 1907
Description: Caption on bottom right reads: "Wash Out on H.&N.E RY. July 22, 07." View down three sets of damaged railroad tracks towards men standing near a passenger ...
Photograph

Hillsboro Railroad

Date: 1908
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a locomotive at the Hillsboro Train Depot. The Hillsboro and Northeastern Railroad was built in 1903 and was a short trac...
Photograph

Flood Damage

Date: 08 06 1935
Description: Caption at bottom reads: "Destruction of H&N.E. RY Yards." Women in white dresses walk among the puddles along the flood-damaged tracks and trains of the H...
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Burke Depot

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view across railroad tracks of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Depot on Felland Road.

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