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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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| Description: | Upper Mississippi, view at Riley's Coolie. Four men are on a railroad handcar that is crossing a railroad bridge over the river. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the pile-pontoon railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The bridge was built and patented by John Lawler in 187... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad pontoon bridge between Marquette, Iowa, and Prairie du Chien. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over both channels of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, and McGregor, Iowa. East draw, 39... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Pontoon Bridge. Caption reads: "Largest Pontoon Bridge in the U.S. Scene at the Tri Cities, North and South McGergor and Prairie du Chien.... |
| 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: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu... |
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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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| Description: | View across water toward a railroad bridge, constructed of heavy steel that sits on massive stone supports. Wooded hills are in the background. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View from entrance of a cave looking out to the Mississippi River, a railroad bridge, all surrounded by a forest. There is a small island in the river. |
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| Description: | A bird's eye view overlooking the Mississippi River, sand bars, the railroad bridge, surrounding forests and wetlands. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A retouched, elevated view, looking out the mouth of a cave, over Nelson Dewey State Park. Far below are a railroad bridge and the backwaters of the Missis... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over both channels of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien and McGregor, Iowa. The East Draw ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | View of a crowd of people lined up fishing side by side on long pier. A railroad bridge, with a tanker car, is in the background. |
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