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Illinois Central Railroad Station

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Illinois Central Railroad Station, from a bridge crossing over the tracks, built in 1918.
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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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Railroad Bridge Under Construction

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Description: View from shoreline over river of men posed standing on a railroad bridge under construction during the winter.
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Railroad Bridge Under Construction

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Description: View from frozen river of men posed high above on a railroad bridge under construction during the winter. There is ice on the river and snow on the ground.
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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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Sorting Logs

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Description: Loggers near a log jam under a railroad bridge.
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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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Construction of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river.
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Group of People on a Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of people, men, women and children, gathered in groups on a wooden bridge. A sign in the middle of the bridge reads: "$50 Fine for Cutt...
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Railroad Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view looking across river of a railroad train on a railroad bridge crossing a river. On the rocks in the foreground below is a man fishing with a ...
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Turkey River Railroad Bridge

Date: 1908
Description: A Frank Feiker "Souvenir' postcard depicting a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad bridge. A man is standing at the front of the bridge.
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Group Posing Behind Logs Along Riverbank

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Description: Group portrait of men and women, all wearing hats, peeking over the top of a large log along the riverbank. Other large logs are piled behind them. A railr...
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Swimmer Bridge Diving

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Description: View across river towards a swimmer, caught in mid-air, jumping from the railroad bridge. Two people are on top of the bridge looking down. In the backgrou...
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Diver Standing on Bridge

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Description: View across water towards a diver posing on the railroad bridge over the river. Another man is standing on the railroad tracks on the left. Buildings are o...
Postcard

Rock River, N.W. Ry. Bridge and Glimpse of Beloit

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view through trees of the Rock River, with a railroad bridge and a glimpse of Beloit. There are boaters near sandbars in ...
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Repaired Deck Truss Bridge

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view from steep shoreline of a railroad bridge repaired with timber stacked all the way up from the riverbed to reinforce the truss of the bridge....
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 482-488

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Description: A man in motion moves upon good reason.

To create disorder
he must stop and settle down.
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Bridge Construction

Date: 1906
Description: Steel span railroad bridge under construction over Cedar Creek.
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Railroad Trestle

Date: 1885
Description: Timber railroad trestle over a wooded valley, apparently at the final stage of construction.

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