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Spring Runoff at Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River.
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Flooded Park Street Viaduct

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: Flooded Park Street viaduct, with a railroad train on tracks above the viaduct. There is a car in the water under the viaduct, and a man is standing on the...
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Chicago & Northwestern Locomotive

Date: 1938
Description: A Chicago & Northwestern train crossing a railroad bridge.
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Indianapolis Branch House

Date: 1917
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester branch house. Signs on the building advertise farm machines, oil tractors, engines, wagons and motor trucks. A lon...
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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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Monona Bay Railroad Causeway

Date: 1918
Description: Looking southwest along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad causeway. Two boys fish from the bridge. The sign declares "Private Property. No Thor...
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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.
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Downtown Wisconsin Dells

Date: 05 24 1950
Description: A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar...
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Green Bay Harbor

Date: 1938
Description: View from railroad bridge of the harbor at Green Bay. On the other side of the harbor, there are many industrial buildings, including Northern Paper Mills,...
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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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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RR Water Tank

Date: 1909
Description: View over railroad tracks towards the railroad water tank.
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N.W. Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View down the tracks through the railroad bridge over the Wisconsin River. There is a warning sign on the right at the entrance. Caption reads: "Grand Rapi...
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Delivery Truck

Date: 12 15 1923
Description: Passenger side view of a man sitting in a delivery truck parked on a street. In the background is an elevated highway or railroad tracks. Buildings and hou...
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Boys Make Big Splash

Date: 05 15 1957
Description: Children frolicking in rain water which collected in the Milwaukee Railroad underpass on North Park Street during Tuesday afternoon's heavy downpour. There...
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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 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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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man riding a McCormick Mower in the factory yard. He is demonstrating the raising of the blade. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform...
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Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: Close-up of a Binder in the factory yard. In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platform.
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Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 04 28 1916
Description: Harvester Thresher set-up outdoors in factory yard. The chains are extended from the front. In the background is an open-sided shed near an elevated railro...
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 06 01 1916
Description: Corn Binder outdoors in the factory yard. A sign on the machine reads: "McCormick No. 2 Carrier." In the background are railroad cars on an elevated platfo...

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