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Turner House

Date: 1875
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of men and women gathered around the Turner House, which was erected by John Turner to house railroad men and construction...
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Union Pacific Railroad Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Eighteen man crew for the Union Pacific Silo Special Trip posing for a group portrait in front of railroad cars.
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Railroad Official with Train Workers

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Description: Well-dressed railroad official with uniformed train workers. Conductors carry lanterns, ticket punches and tickets.
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: Men posed on the front cowcatcher, or pilot, of a wood burning locomotive, with a few cars attached. Three other men pose on the locomotive.
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Streetcar Conductors

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Description: Streetcar conductors pose next to street car #109 on the Oshkosh/Omro line, with the H.C. Roenitz wholesale shoe and rubber company warehouse in the backgr...
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Milwaukee Road Employees Service Club Committee

Date: 11 07 1944
Description: Group portrait of the Milwaukee Road Employees Service Club Committee standing in front of bandstand with musicians. Patriotic decorations provided by the ...
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Milwaukee Railroad Service Club

Date: 09 24 1939
Description: Group portrait of Milwaukee Railroad Service Club convention in Crystal Ballroom of Loraine Hotel. A group people are in front posing with musical instrume...
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Railroad Engineers Banquet

Date: 01 31 1933
Description: Group portrait of Chicago & North Western railroad engineers at a banquet at Schenk's Hall in the Schenk-Huegel building, corner of 2005 Winnebago and 2028...
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Governor La Follette and Industrialists

Date: 01 17 1931
Description: Group portrait of Governor Philip La Follette and eight industrialists standing in front of the Governor's Residence, 125 East Gilman Street. First row lef...
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La Follette and Railroad Group

Date: 12 22 1930
Description: Phil La Follette confers with rail chiefs. Front row (left-right): F.B. Seymour, Green Bay and Western, Philip F. La Follette, Governor-elect, Fred W. Sarg...
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Lumber Railroad Crew

Date: 1903
Description: A work crew of the Upham Lumber and Manufacturing Company near Athens, Wisconsin. The men are riding on a flatbed car of the Abbottsford and Northeastern R...
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Wisconsin Central Train

Date: 1882
Description: Group of men posing in front of the Wisconsin Central Railroad train at a depot. Railroad historian Roy L. Martin, from whose collection this image come...
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Railroad Workers at Boardinghouse

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of boarders, all railroad shop workers, sitting on the front porch at Mrs. Armour's boarding house. Left to right are: Bill Salsig, Roy Mart...
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The Old Wood Train

Date: 03 29 1933
Description: "The old wood train." It is a class H3 train built in 1880 by Manchester Locomotive Works. John Rhine, the engineer, is shown. A large group of men are sta...
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Owen Railroad Depot

Date: 1919
Description: The office of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. Left to right: Bert Spaulding, an Owen business man; mail clerk Frank Dick; L.H. Lu...
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Railroad Handcar

Date: 1908
Description: An early gasoline-powered handcar being used on the Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie line for an inspection tour. The employees are (left to right...
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Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway

Date: 07 20 1886
Description: Group of people posing in the rail yard of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Omaha Railway.
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Bridge over Wolf River

Date: 1907
Description: View from shoreline of men standing on the bridge over west branch of the Wolf River. They are constructing the Wisconsin & Northern railroad bridge.
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Wisconsin & Michigan Employees

Date: 1907
Description: Employees of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad posing in the roundhouse.
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Railroad Crew with Handcar

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Description: Railroad workers posing with a handcar on railroad tracks.

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