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North View Interior Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 09 30 1912
Description: Forms have been removed from the first concrete poured for the power house in the northeast corner of the coffer dam. Men are pouring concrete from rail ca...
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Viaduct

Date: 1889
Description: Chicago & North Western Railway viaduct on the line along the Milwaukee River. The viaduct has two arched passages, and stones and rocks lining the path f...
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Flooded Park Street

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flooded South Park Street underpass, with car stalled in three feet of water. A train is on the railroad bridge above. A young boy and girl wearing bathing...
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Railroad Bridge Removal

Date: 1885
Description: Partial removal of railroad bridge over Rock River. A train is on a section not being removed in order to transport men and materials.
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Group of People Along a Rocky Shoreline

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Description: A group of people gather along the shore of a river with a horse-drawn vehicle. In the distance is a railroad bridge.
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Logs Along River

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Description: A possible stereovies of a river with logs along the shore. Possibly the Hatfield and Railroad bridges in the background.
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Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder on Path under Railroad Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn McCormick binder down a path that runs underneath a railroad bridge.
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Train on Bridge

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Description: View of one of the first locomotives of the Fox River Valley, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad on a wooden trestle over a wetland. The locomotive has brass ...
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C.M.&St.P Locomotive on Bridge

Date: 1878
Description: View from riverbank of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad locomotive no. 142 on the Kilbourn bridge.
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World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view of the World's Columbian Exposition grounds from near the North Loop elevated railway station, showing the glass dome of the Horticulture ...
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River and Bridge

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view of a town with a railroad bridge crossing over a river. Several individuals are visible crossing the bridge. Sign near bridge says: "Willow R...
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Gilbert Paper Company

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory.
Postcard

C.M. & St. P. Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: View from water of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad bridge. Probably over a stretch of Kawaguasaga Lake. There is a stairway leading to the wate...
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Oil Storage Tanks

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: View across a railroad bridge of a group of seven oil storage tanks in a wooded area.
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Railroad and Highway Bridges

Date: 10 13 1963
Description: View from river bank of a railroad and a highway bridge crossing the Suamico River.
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge

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Description: View of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge spanning the Columbia River, connecting Vancouver, Washington, with Portland, Oregon. Caption read...
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Monument to David Thompson

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Description: A monument to David Thompson, a British explorer and geographer. The base of the monument reads, "1770 David Thompson 1857 Geographer and Astronomer Passed...
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S.P. Bridge

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Description: A floating span of Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Atchatalaya River under construction. A steamboat is pulling the bridge section on a raft and ...
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The Stone Arch Bridge Over a River

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Description: Elevated view of an Oriental Limited train crossing The Stone Arch Bridge over a river. The bridge was built by The Great Northern Railway in 1883. There i...
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Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge

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Description: Elevated distant view of the town of Medicine Hat, Alberta and a Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge. Caption reads: "General View of Medicine Hat, Alta. Showi...

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