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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Timber railroad trestle over a wooded valley, apparently at the final stage of construction. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Bridge carpenters and other workmen with a winch constructing a railroad trestle over a wooded valley. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of Clermont Street with a young boy in the foreground, homes and trees in the background. Fences and sidewalks line both sides of the street. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View along Van Buren Street, looking north from Mason Street. Three children are sitting on the curb at the corner. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | The front cover features a color illustration of a man and woman relaxing near a lake or river. The woman is sitting on a chair under an umbrella painting ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View towards a railroad bridge across a river. Identified as the railroad bridge across the Black River after 1885. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | This map shows lakes, railroads, and rivers. An explanation of railroad lines with mileage in Wisconsin and total mileage for 1885 is included. Portions of... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View along shoreline towards Tonyawatha House and several outbuildings on Lake Monona. There is a long dock extending into the lake from a boathouse on the... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | This map shows current and projected railroad lines. County boundaries in the state of Wisconsin are outlined in red. Included are portions of Iowa, Illino... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the "Solid Comfort" on Lake Mendota. A man is standing on the cabin roof at the front; with a man and woman standing below him. O... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | The George A. Whiting Paper Mill, with men posing on switching engines of the three railroads then operating in the city in the foreground. Left to right: ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over trees towards the Mississippi River. 1885-90. Across the field in the foreground are people with an American flag standing along the sho... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde... |
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