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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 10 1919 |
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| Description: | Workers digging in a muddy trench near bridge no. 1, mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the Wisc... |
| Date: | 03 19 1919 |
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| Description: | Small steam engine hauling empty cars over a bridge along a narrow gauge railroad track. Houses in a residential neighborhood are in the background. The tr... |
| 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: | The Menasha Woodenware plant and water tower on Doty Island from across the Fox River canal, with a small railroad dolly in the foreground. |
| 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: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of government locks and factory district on the Fox River. Caption reads: "Government Locks and Factory District, De Pere, Wis." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of city, with Eau Claire River is in the foreground with Milwaukee railroad bridge at left. Gillette Rubber Co. plant is in center with Omaha r... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the dam and the mill, with some trees in the foreground. A railroad bridge is in the background on the left, and a rail cart or truck is d... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Northwestern Manufacturing Company plant. Caption reads: "Birds-eye View showing Northwestern Mfg. Co.'s Plant, Fort Atkinson, Wis." |
| 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: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from bridge looking towards the paper mill and railroad bridge on the Wisconsin River outside of Rhinelander. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River and Pape... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of International Harvester branch house. Signs on the building advertise farm machines, oil tractors, engines, wagons and motor trucks. A lon... |
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