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| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 05 03 1948 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train, which is the first across a new bridge in Sheboygan. There is a group of people standing near ... |
| Date: | 09 29 1963 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks towards the railroad bridge, with industrial plants on Doty Island. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A Chicago & Northwestern train crossing a railroad bridge. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Fox River with a view of Appleton in the background. Caption reads: "Water Power, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the bridge, which is intersected by a railroad bridge. Caption reads: "John St. Bridge, Appleton, Wis. Largest stone arch bridge in Wiscon... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view toward the lumber company. A bridge over a river is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Looking South from City Hall Tower, Wausau, Wis." |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Logs floating down the river beneath the bridge on the Chippewa River. On the far shoreline are billboards. One advertises for "J.R. Sharp Hardware." Men a... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | An aerial view of town, showing a major industrial area. |
| Date: | 09 29 1963 |
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| Description: | View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory. |
| Date: | 04 19 1961 |
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| Description: | View across a railroad bridge of a group of seven oil storage tanks in a wooded area. |
| Date: | 09 29 1963 |
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| Description: | View across water of a railroad bridge along the side of a strip of industrial buildings. Railroad cars are stopped in front of the buildings. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | McCormick-Deering corn binder parked outside a Chicago factory, most likely the McCormick Works. Decals and/or stencils are on the machine. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the U.S. Rubber Company plant and surrounding environment. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down the railroad tracks across the bridge. On the far side are barns and industrial buildings among trees. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view showing shipyards, rivers and roads. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a powerhouse among very high water on the Black River. Identified as the second power house with high water in 1905. |
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