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Middleton Railroad Crossing

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th...
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Middleton Railroad

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of railroad tracks and several houses. Several railroad employees are doing repair work on the tracks, and one man is riding on a handcar. Be...
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Early Morning at Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: Early morning at a railroad crossing on County Highway A, with houses and a barn in the distance.
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Winnebago Street from Yahara River Bridge

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Winnebago Street from the Yahara River Bridge, scene of accident, near railroad crossing. There is a Victorian house at left, 1628 Winnebago Street, with a...
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Rail Crossing at Elroy

Date: 09 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train crossing the Elroy-New Lisbon Road (Highway 80).
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Short Train at Rice Lake

Date: 1890
Description: A Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad engine pulling a pay car. Identified employees include: (left to right) brakeman E.W. Sweet and fireman C...
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Flooded Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 22 1965
Description: A panoramic view of the Mississippi River flooding during the spring, showing the dykes built along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at Sec...
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Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" a...
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La Follette House on West Wilson

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Description: This house was the Madison home of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Belle Case La Follette from the time of their marriage until they moved to the Governor'...
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Sheridan Road

Date: 11 17 1937
Description: Looking northeast on Sheridan Road (State Highway 42) at Sheridan Road Grade Crossing.
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West Washington Avenue Underpass Hearing

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Elevated view of part of the audience of 1,000 people who attended a hearing on the possibility of putting West Washington Avenue under the Chicago, Milwau...
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John Doris House

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Exterior view from across an intersection of the John Doris house, 603-605 West Main Street at South Bedford Street. The home was once a hotel, now home to...
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State Highway 140

Date: 05 1980
Description: A short black and white pole marks where a road converges with a state highway that stretches to the horizon. In the mid-distance before a hill is a railro...
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Scene at Bangor

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Description: View of railroad tracks near a railroad station on the left and a residential road on the right. There is a row of utility lines leading into the far dista...
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Street Scene

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Description: Photographic postcard down road toward a building on the right. Signs indicate that the Post Office and Fire Marshall can be found within. Two automobiles ...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Rows of shops are on either side. Carriages and carts are parked along the curb. Streetlights hang from the utility lines. A railroa...
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Commercial Street Scene

Date: 1930
Description: View looking down a commercial street. Shops and cars in angled parking spaces line both sides of the paved street. A horse-drawn wagon is in the far dista...
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Distant Street Scene

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Description: View down a street featuring a drug store and gasoline station. Dwellings can be seen in a wooded area beyond the main road.
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Train Depot

Date: 1924
Description: The Cameron train depot near the Cameron Hotel and the Forsyth Construction Company. Two men stand by the platform.
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Dennison House

Date: 1921
Description: View across railroad crossing of the Dennison House hotel. A man is sitting on the porch. The building features a widow's walk. There is a bluff in the far...

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