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Railroad Bridge over the Vermillion River

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Description: Upper Mississippi; The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad bridge across the Vermillion River. A CM&SP train is crossing the bridge. Two men are posin...
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View at Riley's Coolie

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Description: Upper Mississippi, view at Riley's Coolie. Four men are on a railroad handcar that is crossing a railroad bridge over the river.
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Pontoon Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground.
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Pile-Pontoon Bridge

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu...
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: View from below of wood burning locomotive and single car on elevated railroad bridge and approach trestle, somewhere along the upper Mississippi River. La...
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Turkey River Railroad Bridge

Date: 1908
Description: A Frank Feiker "Souvenir' postcard depicting a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad bridge. A man is standing at the front of the bridge.
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Fisherman's Boardwalk

Date: 1960
Description: View of a crowd of people lined up fishing side by side on long pier. A railroad bridge, with a tanker car, is in the background.

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