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Railroad Bridge over Tomahawk River

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Soo Line railroad bridge crossing the Tomahawk River at Bradley, Wisconsin. The bridge, built in 1886, was 126 ft. long and...
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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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Ice-Damaged Railroad Bridge

Date: 04 04 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Soo Line train crossing a bridge over the Black River near Withee. The three x's indicate places where the bridge had been damaged by ...
Photograph

Railroad Bridge Construction

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Description: Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on...
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Railroad Bridge at Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1877
Description: View of the lower level of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad bridge at the Wisconsin Dells that would have been used by pedestrians and horse-d...
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Barn on the Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1932
Description: View towards a barn, with a railroad bridge in the foreground.
Postcard

Northwestern Manufacturing Company Plant

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Northwestern Manufacturing Company plant. Caption reads: "Birds-eye View showing Northwestern Mfg. Co.'s Plant, Fort Atkinson, Wis."
Postcard

Wausau Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the railroad station looking west. A bridge over the river is in the foreground, and a large water tower is across the railroad tracks on ...
Postcard

Passenger Train Crossing the Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards a passenger train crossing a bridge near the Sheboygan Mineral Water Company Bottling Works building. Caption reads: Passenger ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Sauk County

Date: 1859
Description: Map featuring various views of buildings and scenes from Sauk County.
Postcard

P.H. Best Brewing Company

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Description: Southside Brewery, formerly the Melm's Brewery. A bridge, a boat, a river, several small buildings, and horse-drawn vehicles are in the foreground. Caption...
Photograph

Viaduct

Date: 1889
Description: Chicago & North Western Railway viaduct on the line along the Milwaukee River. The viaduct has two arched passages, and stones and rocks lining the path f...
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The Stone Arch Bridge Over a River

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Description: Elevated view of an Oriental Limited train crossing The Stone Arch Bridge over a river. The bridge was built by The Great Northern Railway in 1883. There i...
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North Branch Extension Canal

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Description: Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in...
Photograph

Town and Railroad Bridge

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Description: Distant view of town from a bracken covered hillside. A water tower rises above the rural town and a railroad bridge stretches across the background.
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Railroad Bridge Over Red Cedar River

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Description: A railroad bridge crosses over Red Cedar River.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Bridge

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Description: View of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Bridge, a stone structure with four arches and a railing.
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Construction of Miles Glacier Bridge

Date: 04 19 1910
Description: View of the construction of Miles Glacier Bridge, constructed from 1909-1910. The bridge crosses the Copper River near mountains. Caption reads: "Construct...
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General Town View

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Description: General view looking north of Dawson,Yukon, Canada. Features a river, bridges, and the city's buildings. Published by Landahl's Emporium.
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First Wharf

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Description: View of First Wharf from the Bering Sea. A railroad bridge leads to the shoreline.

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