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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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Steam Shovel in Gravel Pit

Date: 07 18 1913
Description: Workers and a boy, Edgar Walch, posing on and around a steam shovel in the quarry at Eagle View Bluff. Edgar's father, Engelbert Walch, owned the steam sho...
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Milwaukee Road Train Wreck

Date: 01 11 1948
Description: The remains of the boiler tank of the Milwaukee Road railroad engine of the Portage to Madison passenger train, which exploded and derailed south of Arling...
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View from railroad tracks of a group of six people standing on the platform of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot. Beyond the depot is a water tower...
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Syl with Group Watching Dog Perform

Date: 06 1903
Description: Syl and other children watch a dog perform with a barrel on a wooden sidewalk near a small building. Railroad tracks cross behind them, and power lines str...
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Group Watches Dog Jump Towards Aunt Helen

Date: 06 1903
Description: A group of children watching a performing dog jump towards aunt Helen. Railroad tracks, power lines and horse-drawn carriages are visible in he background.
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Syl with Group Watching Dog Perform

Date: 06 1903
Description: A group of people, Syl among them, watch a man with a performing dog in a wicker suitcase. Railroad tracks and power lines are in the background.
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Syl with Group Watching a Performing Dog

Date: 06 1903
Description: Syl, with a large group of children and adults, watches a trained dog perform. A man wearing a hat in the right foreground appears to be the trainer. Railr...
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Performing Dog Jumping through Hoop

Date: 1903
Description: A performing dog jumping through a hoop held by a man while a small group of children and adults watch.
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Camp Dix Depot

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Description: Several men are working on the railroad depot in Camp Dix, which was operated by Adams Express Company. Other men and a woman are standing near the buildin...
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Santa Fe Demonstration Train

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Description: View of the Santa Fe demonstration train number 3009. Spectators are around the train. A sign on the train reads: "A.T. & S.F." and "Santa Fe Type Mallet A...
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Santa Fe Demonstration Train #3009

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Description: A crowd is shown gathered near the Santa Fe demonstration train #3009. A sign on the front of the locomotive reads: "3009" and an American flag is on the f...
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Southside Railroad Depot

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Description: Elevated view of the depot at the Southside Railroad Complex, which began operation in 1871. Adults and children stand near the railroad tracks outside of ...
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Convict Laborers

Date: 1915
Description: A group of convict laborers are wearing striped jumpsuits as they work to construct a road. Railroad tracks run through the foreground and people are stand...
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Group Posing on Locomotive at Depot

Date: 1930
Description: Scene at the Cazenovia train depot. A group of men pose on the front of the locomotive. A man and a child pose from inside a parked pickup truck. Written o...
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Street Scene

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Description: View along sidewalk of scene of street where children and an adult stand near railroad tracks. Donohoo Splinter & Company is across the street, as well as ...
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Jackie Coogan and Wheeler Oakman in "Peck's Bad Boy"

Date: 1921
Description: Henry Peck, the "bad boy" of the title played by Jackie Coogan, and Dr. Martin (played by Wheeler Oakman) are on a railroad velocipede handcar staring at w...
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Ridgewood Depot

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Description: View down railroad platform of crowd of people waiting at the Ridgewood Depot, built in 1916 by architects W.W. Drinker and Frank A. Howard.
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Barnegat Railroad Station

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Description: Exterior view of Barnegat Railroad Station. A locomotive is in front of the platform, and children and adults stand near the railroad tracks.
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Southern Pacific Railroad Station

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Description: View down railroad tracks of passengers arriving at Southern Pacific Railroad Station, built around 1880. Published by Lola B. Tomlinson.

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