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Laying Rail at Kilbourn Railroad Station

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Description: Three men are laying rail on snow-covered ground at the Kilbourn railroad station.
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Loading F-20 Tractor onto Railroad Car at Tractor Works

Date: 12 13 1934
Description: Worker guiding a new Farmall 20 tractor suspended from a crane onto a snow-covered railroad car outside International Harvester's Tractor Works.
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Train Wreck

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Corliss. A large crowd of men are watching as a Bucyrus crane is lifting a car b...
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Springtime Air Conditioning Ad

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Description: "It's Always Springtime on the C&O," an advertising brochure issued by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to publicize its status as the first railroad to air ...
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Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine

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Description: Engine #7 of the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad, which was purchased in 1917, seen here at Scott Siding, Wisconsin. The known railroad employees in the pict...
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Railroad Bridge under Construction

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Description: A Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway bridge under construction.
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Armstrong Creek Railroad Tracks

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Description: A view of the Soo Line Depot and railroad tracks running through the town at Armstrong Creek. A man, child, and a dog are walking on the railroad tracks.
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The Grand and Majestic Snowbanks on the Madison and Portage Railroad

Date: 1875
Description: Winter scene with three men and a dog on railroad tracks, also a man in the far background. Two of the men are up on the snowbanks with shovels. "The Grand...
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Erecting Pile Driver for Railroad Extension to Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Workers erecting a steam driven pile driver while others survey for the railroad extension from the village of Prairie du Sac to the dam site on the Wiscon...
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Railroad Engineer Charles Thiede with Crew

Date: 11 29 1947
Description: Charles Thiede, 2218 Rusk Street, is shown with his crew members before his last round-trip to Chicago. He is retiring after 41 years with the Chicago Nort...
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P&H Gasoline Crane Mounted on Flatbed Railroad Car

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger gasoline powered crane mounted on a 5-ton standard flatbed railroad car with a grab bucket. A man is standing on the ground on rail...
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Puzzling Train Wreck

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Description: View of the aftermath of a train wreck that left one locomotive on top of another. A small group of men stand in the snow along the tracks near the wreck. ...
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The Grand and Majestic Snowbanks on the Madison and Portage Railroad - Anaglyph

Date: 1875
Description: Winter scene with three men and a dog on railroad tracks, also a man in the far background. Two of the men are up on the snowbanks with shovels. "The Grand...
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Crane Lifting Logs at Logging Camp

Date: 1904
Description: At Hein's logging camp, a crane mounted on a railroad train lifts logs onto a flatbed railway car. Other logs are stacked on the snowy ground. A number of ...
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Engine No. 207

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Description: Side view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 207, a yard engine.
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Train Derailment

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Description: View of a people walking on railroad tracks near a derailed train.
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Railroad Bridge Under Construction

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Description: View from shoreline over river of men posed standing on a railroad bridge under construction during the winter.
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 507-513

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Description: We tend to forget that at the time of the destruction of the forests, an emergency situation existed. The need for lumber for the building up of the...
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Russians Working on Railroad

Date: 1918
Description: View down railroad tracks toward a group of Russian residents working to clear another set of railroad tracks running alongside. In the far distance are tr...
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U.S. Army Barracks

Date: 1918
Description: A group of barracks near railroad tracks with snow in the ditch. On the far right three soldiers are walking along the railroad tracks, and other men are n...

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