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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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Train on Railroad Bridge

Date: 1890
Description: Wisconsin Central Railroad train on White River Bridge, with crew posing on top of cars. The bridge was 1600 feet long and 110 feet above the water. In 187...
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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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Railroad Bridge over the Vermillion River

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Description: Upper Mississippi; The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad bridge across the Vermillion River. A CM&SP train is crossing the bridge. Two men are posin...
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Steam Train Speeds Over Trestle

Date: 1910
Description: The railroad trestle over the Red Cedar River with a steam train passing over.
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Odanah Railroad Bridge

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Description: A Northwestern Railroad train pulled by locomotive #967 across a bridge with steel supports.
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Railroad Bridge near Eau Claire

Date: 09 01 1882
Description: View looking up towards the special train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad comprised of 24 freight cars loaded with lumber and other ...
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Wisconsin Central Locomotive

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Description: View of the Wisconsin Central Railroad crossing a railroad bridge at Knowlton.
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Rock River at Watertown

Date: 1860
Description: View of the Rock River with a train on a railroad bridge in the foreground, and the town in the distance. Pedestrians are walking along a path on the left ...
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North Western Rail Road Bridge over Chippewa River

Date: 1905
Description: A day passenger train crossing the high North Western railroad bridge over the Chippewa River. Railroad tracks are along the shoreline in the foreground.
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: View from below of wood burning locomotive and single car on elevated railroad bridge and approach trestle, somewhere along the upper Mississippi River. La...
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Passenger Train on Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of a passenger train on a railroad bridge over a river. Men are standing on the bridge in front of the locomotive. There is snow on the...
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Passenger Train on Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of a passenger train on a railroad bridge over a river. There is snow on the ground and ice on the river.
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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.
Postcard

Collage Postcard

Date: 11 16 1908
Description: Photographic COLLAGE postcard of scenes of Colfax. In the center oval is the text, "Colfax, Wis. Looks Good To Me," however the "Looks Good To Me" is cross...
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Dam and Railroad Bridge with Passing Train

Date: 1908
Description: View of the dam in front of Black River Falls with several wooden structures in the background, and a train passing on the railroad bridge over the river.
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Train Crossing a Bridge

Date: 1903
Description: View towards a train coming over a bridge. Identified as a railroad bridge in Black River Falls after 1903.
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Train Crossing a Bridge

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Description: View upriver towards a train passing over a bridge. Smoke is trailing behind the locomotive, and a man is standing on top of the first railroad car.
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Construction on River Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a work train on railroad tracks on a railroad bridge, over a river, that is under construction. Several workmen are standing and posing on...
Postcard

The Hiawatha

Date: 1942
Description: Text on front: "The Hiawatha. Crossing the Wisconsin River at the 'Dells'." On reverse: "The Scenic Route. The Milwaukee Road is the only double tracked ro...

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