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Locomotive Artifacts

Date: 03 29 1958
Description: A young boy rings a locomotive bell. Other artifacts of locomotive history are on the table before him with members of the Milwaukee chapter of the Nationa...
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Locomotive No. 539

Date: 1882
Description: View across railroad tracks of two men posing near the right side of locomotive no. 539 on another set of railroad tracks. The locomotive was built by the ...
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Locomotive and Crew

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Description: Locomotive and railroad crew.
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Korean War Veteran Ringing the Freedom Bell on United Nations Day

Date: 10 24 1950
Description: Corporal Albert Griffin, a soldier from Milwaukee wounded in the Korean War, standing with Governor Rennebohm at the freedom bell during ceremonies at the ...
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Boy Scouts Ring Replica of Liberty Bell

Date: 02 12 1952
Description: Boy Scouts ring a replica of the Liberty Bell to launch the three year progam of Wisconsin Boy Scouts. The bell stands in the Wisconsin State Historical So...
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Happy Holidays From Chappell's Ad Dept.

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card from Chappell's Ad Dept. The card has seven consecutive panels accordion folded. The front panel shows a bell hanging by a ribbon surrounded b...
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Enjoying a Cruise

Date: 1938
Description: Two men sitting on board cabin cruiser "Lamora" on Lake Superior. On the left is a bell with the name of the cruiser engraved on it.
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Locomotive Engine No. 925

Date: 1896
Description: Railroad employees pose with locomotive engine no. 925 of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The engine has a long pilot, a large oil headlight, sm...
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Locomotive Engine No. 1248

Date: 07 15 1915
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 1248, class I5, built by the company's shop in 1912. From left to right are waymaster Harvey Gi...
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Decorated Engine No. 294

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Description: Side view of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 294, which is decorated with antlers above the headlight, a miniature cannon mounted above th...
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Cornerstone Celebration in Hurley

Date: 07 15 1906
Description: Elevated view from the south of a crowd gathered to witness and celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Ch...
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Parade through Downtown

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of parade with a band of clowns. One young boy dressed as a clown at the front is holding the American flag, and another clown holds a sign t...
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Business District

Date: 1922
Description: View across unpaved road of the Preston Business District. Three men and a young child stand in front of what may to be a general store, with large show wi...
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Wisconsin Central Railroad

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Description: Wisconsin Central railroad locomotive no. 120 at the railroad station. Engineer Clelland McVick is standing in the gangway, and a woman who is presumably h...
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Guido's Supper Club New Year's Eve Menu

Date: 12 31
Description: One-page menu for New Year's Eve from Guido's Supper Club, with a photograph of owner Bill Wells, a spot illustration of a lobster near the surf and turf "...
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Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu

Date: 02 22 1901
Description: Front cover and middle pages from the annual banquet of the Old Settlers' Club. The front cover includes a circular portrait of club president A.G. Weisser...
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Group of People at Holy Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a group of people at Holy Hill. They are standing above a shrine. There is a large bell beside the group on the right.
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Walter J. Kohler Jr. Rings the Liberty Bell

Date: 01 27 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. stands next to a replica of the Liberty Bell, holding a rope attached to the clapper of the bell.
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Henry and Maria Getto with Their Extended Family

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Description: Group portrait of men, women, and children posing outdoors. The men are wearing suits and the women are wearing dresses (mostly short sleeved and mid-calf ...
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Engine No. 1549

Date: 06 23 1912
Description: A railroad crew posing with Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Engine No. 1549 before going to the Guiding Star Picnic at Kansasville, Wisconsin. On ...

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