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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A giant potato rests on a single flatbed railroad car, which is part of the Great Northern line. A white banner on the potato says, "The Way We Raise Potat... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A giant, oddly-shaped potato rests on a flatbed railroad car. A horse-drawn carriage with a driver is visible behind the train. White bags filled with pota... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a giant pike on a flatbed railroad car. A text box in the lower left corner includes the quote, "The Big One That Didn't Get Away." Small t... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Man standing with arms outstretched atop a giant potato, resting on a red flatbed train car. The train car says "B & A 321" on the side in white letters, ... |
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| Description: | Photomontage of two giant green apples resting on top of a flatbed railroad car. Caption reads: "Grown near Ruby, Wis." Marking on the side of the railroa... |
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| Description: | Photomontage of two giant heads of lettuce/cabbage resting on a flatbed railroad car. The side of the car is imprinted with, "L.S. & M.S. 26 D23," showing... |
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| Description: | Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards. Caption reads: "Cargill Elevators and Great Northern Yards, Superior, Wis." |
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| Description: | Southside Brewery, formerly the Melm's Brewery. A bridge, a boat, a river, several small buildings, and horse-drawn vehicles are in the foreground. Caption... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | The station with the clock tower is on the right, and the tracks and train shed are on the left. Pedestrians are on the lawn nearby, and houses are on the ... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the railroad tracks around the East Shore of the lake in Devil's Lake State Park. Telephone poles are between the tracks and the s... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the railroad yard. Across an empty yard where a few large pipes lay, a locomotive with smoking stack and cars is on railroad track... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the railroad yards. Elevated view of railroad tracks and switch-yard, with steam rising behind a brick building on the left. Railr... |
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| Description: | View of the Fox River near Appleton from an elevated railroad track. The fourth lock is located to the extreme right crossing the river. Railroad cars and ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Postcard of the Stork Brewery facilities. The image includes the brewery buildings along a hillside and railroad tracks in the foreground. There is a sign ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of an elevated view of horses being unloaded from railroad cars by soldiers. Caption reads: "'Unloading Horses,' Camp Douglas, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Storck Brewery in Schleisingerville (now Slinger). The brewery buildings are along a hillside, and railroad tracks are in th... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Circus World complex, with railroad cars, a tent and the arena where the circus shows are held. There is a parking lot in the backgrou... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the saw mill. Lumber is stacked in front of several buildings and railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Saw Mill, Bayfield, Wis." |
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