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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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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 Tracks and Bridge

Date: 03 19 1919
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...
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Reaper in Factory Yard

Date: 09 03 1912
Description: An experimental reaper(?) in a factory yard. There is a Russian name on the Reaper, and the front is set up on saw-horses. Men are working near a brick fac...
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Bird's Eye View of Cyclone Wreckage

Date: 06 1899
Description: Elevated view of New Richmond after the tornado hit on June 12, 1899. Many people are gathered around the railroad tracks and a few others are seen among t...
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High Angle View of Tornado Aftermath

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view toward the horizon over a bridge on a river of the widespread destruction left in the wake of a tornado. Destroyed houses litter the scene an...
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Aerial View of United States Rubber Company

Date: 1944
Description: Aerial view of the U.S. Rubber Company plant and surrounding environment.
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"J.C. Ames" Car Ferry

Date: 1890
Description: The "J.C. Ames," a Lake Michigan car ferry, probably in the South Chicago harbor. There is a railroad bridge visible in the background.
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Elevated View of Town

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Description: Elevated view of town. The tallest building is the Jackson County Court House, the church near it is the Baptist Church, and the church across the street i...
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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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McCormick Reaper at McCormick Works

Date: 08 04 1911
Description: A McCormick Reaper is set up in the yard at McCormick Works. There are other pieces of agricultural machinery in the background along the side of a railroa...
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Milwaukee Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 1911
Description: Milwaukee Mower outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background is agricultural machinery near and elevated platform that railroad cars are on.
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McCormick Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 08 1911
Description: Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are brick factory buildings, and railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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McCormick Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 09 09 1911
Description: Close-up rear view of a McCormick Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. Below and to the right of the seat is a container that reads: "McCormick ...
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Milwaukee Binder No. 10 at McCormick Works

Date: 06 18 1912
Description: Milwaukee Binder outdoors in the yard. In the background is a raised platform for a railroad track, a small, wooden building, and brick buildings beyond.
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Milwaukee Binder No. 10 at McCormick Works

Date: 06 18 1912
Description: View of a Milwaukee Binder No. 10 outdoors in the yard. In the background are railroad cars on a platform.
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Milwaukee Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 06 18 1912
Description: Milwaukee Binder outdoors in the yard. In the background are brick factory buildings, and railroad cars on an elevated platform. There are striped awnings ...
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Milwaukee Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 30 1912
Description: Man demonstrating parts which fold up on Corn Binder outdoors in the yard at McCormick Works. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 30 1912
Description: Corn Binder outdoor in the yard at McCormick Works. There is a horse-drawn wagon on the right, and behind are railroad cars on a raised platform.
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Binder Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 04 18 1913
Description: Corn Binder outdoors in the yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform, with brick buildings beyond.

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