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Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad

Date: 1884
Description: View across water of a Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad locomotive (No #33) pulling a pay car across a trestle over the Fox River. Several large...
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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building.
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Reaper in Factory Yard

Date: 09 03 1912
Description: An experimental reaper(?) in a factory yard. There is a Russian name on the Reaper, and the front is set up on saw-horses. Men are working near a brick fac...
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River and Bridge

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view of a town with a railroad bridge crossing over a river. Several individuals are visible crossing the bridge. Sign near bridge says: "Willow R...
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Downtown Wisconsin Dells

Date: 05 24 1950
Description: A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar...
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Pass in the Raccoon Range Whiteside No. 1

Date: 1864
Description: Union soldiers stand by their tents in front of a trestle bridge on the railroad line that spans a valley. A mountain is in the background.
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"J.C. Ames" Car Ferry

Date: 1890
Description: The "J.C. Ames," a Lake Michigan car ferry, probably in the South Chicago harbor. There is a railroad bridge visible in the background.
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron Works with a view of the blast furnace and pig iron stock piles. The boardinghouse is visible on the hill in the far background.
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Log Jam

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Description: View from shoreline of a log jam under a railroad bridge about half a mile from the Black River Falls Dam. On the opposite shoreline, men sit atop a fence....
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Bridge

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a railroad bridge, which has framed beams on the sides and top. A boy and girl are standing and posing on the bridge. Signs ar...
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Bridge Construction

Date: 1906
Description: Steel span railroad bridge under construction over Cedar Creek.
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Delivery Truck

Date: 12 15 1923
Description: Passenger side view of a man sitting in a delivery truck parked on a street. In the background is an elevated highway or railroad tracks. Buildings and hou...
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Wyalusing State Park

Date: 08 1940
Description: View looking down towards a woman wearing a striped dress and holding a purse standing at a low stone wall at the Point Lookout observation area above the ...
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Hay Stacker at McCormick Works

Date: 05 06 1911
Description: Hay Stacker outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background a man is standing in front of a small building, and other men are standing near an e...
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Milwaukee Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 30 1912
Description: Man demonstrating parts which fold up on Corn Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Man Sitting on Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 04 02 1914
Description: A man is sitting on a mower in the yard of McCormick Works. In the background are stacks of agricultural parts near the side of brick factory buildings. Th...
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Parts Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 07 25 1914
Description: A part on wheels is in the foreground. In the background men are gathered at the gate. Railroad cars are on an elevated platform above the group of men.
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man riding a McCormick Mower in the factory yard. He is demonstrating the raising of the blade. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform...
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McCormick Corn Picker No. 3 Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 10 21 1914
Description: Corn Picker No. 3 outdoors on the cobblestones in the factory yard. A man is standing behind the picker. There is a brick factory building on the right, an...

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