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Train on Railroad Bridge

Date: 1890
Description: Wisconsin Central Railroad train on White River Bridge, with crew posing on top of cars. The bridge was 1600 feet long and 110 feet above the water. In 187...
Photograph

Harrison Street Viaduct

Date: 1906
Description: Rail car passing over the Harrison Street viaduct on the Wingra Park line. The line served the growing suburbs of University Heights, Oakland Heights, and ...
Photograph

North Western Rail Road Bridge over Chippewa River

Date: 1905
Description: A day passenger train crossing the high North Western railroad bridge over the Chippewa River. Railroad tracks are along the shoreline in the foreground.
Photograph

Industrial Buildings

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View across water of a railroad bridge along the side of a strip of industrial buildings. Railroad cars are stopped in front of the buildings.
Poster

Soo Line Railway Company Promotional Poster

Date: 1960
Description: An original lithograph distributed by the Soo Line Railway Company, as a promotion for their shipping and passenger services. The poster features a train t...
Photograph

W. & G.N. Wooden Railroad Bridge

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Description: View of a train passing over the W. & G.N. wooden railroad bridge which spans a mountain pass. Lumber is in the valley below. Caption reads: "W. & G.N. Br...
Photograph

Marent Trestle

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Description: View looking up at the Marent trestle, part of the Northern Pacific Railroad. A train carrying passenger cars passes over the 228 foot high trestle, and a ...
Photograph

Wood Burning Locomotive

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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...
Postcard

Broadway Bridge

Date: 1938
Description: Colorized postcard view from shoreline of a stone bridge lined with lampposts. Dwellings and commercial buildings are on the far side. An elevated railroad...
Photograph

Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge construction. View is from Highway Bridge. There are ships on the right side beyond the bridge. The forested shoreline cur...
Photograph

Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge from north side of frozen Sturgeon Bay. The bridge is made of wood (and steel supports???). There is a dock in the foregro...

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