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Logs at Sawmill

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester sawmill, with logs stacked on railroad cars on a railroad track.
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Factory Workers Pushing a Cart

Date: 01 19 1916
Description: Two men demonstrate the "old way" of hauling using a push cart loaded with 2,200 pounds. The men are likely factory workers at Osborne Works (also known as...
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Factory Worker Hauling Carts of Parts

Date: 01 13 1916
Description: Factory working demonstrating the "new way" of hauling by pulling carts loaded with 16,000 pounds of parts using a shop mule. The man is most likely a work...
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International Harvester's Auburn Works

Date: 07 19 1935
Description: Exterior of International Harvester's Auburn Works factory (formerly known as "Osborne Works").
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Young Man and Farm Implement in Factory Yard

Date: 04 17 1913
Description: A young man is standing holding a white sheet behind the pole and evener of a horse-drawn farm implement outside an International Harvester factory (most l...
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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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Crowd near Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: Crowd gathering near the Montello railroad station waiting for a parade.
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Hintzsche Fertilizer

Date: 1994
Description: Hintzsche Fertilizer on the East Lincoln Highway.
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Train Speeding through Town

Date: 1994
Description: Train on the railroad tracks through town.
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Crowd at Montello Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: Crowd gathered at the Montello railroad station.
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Men and Boys on Hand-Pump Rail Cart

Date: 08 29 1922
Description: Men and boys are on a hand-pump rail cart on a Michigan Island beach, Lake Superior. A young girl is walking on the right.
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Menomonee Valley Railroad Yard

Date: 11 17 1912
Description: Elevated view of the Menomonee Valley railroad yard looking northeast to 6th Street viaduct. The George Schulz box factory was on N. 5th Street and W. Clyb...
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Railroad Depot

Date: 08 06 1917
Description: Chicago and North Western Railrod depot at the east end of Wisconsin Avenue. Caption on glass plate reads: "South end of Juneau Park extention [sic]...
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Railroad Depot from Juneau Park Bluff

Date: 08 06 1917
Description: Overlooking the Chicago and North Western railroad depot from Juneau Park bluff. Caption on glass plate reads: "Extention [sic] of Juneau Park, show...
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Joe McCarthy and Governor Kohler

Date: 10 03 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., seated together in the Eisenhower Presidential campaign train dining car.
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Train on White River Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: Wisconsin Central train passing over the White River bridge. The first railroad car is imprinted with "U.S. Mail."
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Juneau Park

Date: 05 30 1914
Description: Juneau Park looking north from approximately E. Mason Street, with the Chicago and North Western railroad tracks on the right. The Lake Michigan shoreline ...
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Worker Driving Dump Truck

Date: 11 20 1925
Description: A man driving a Heil dump truck.
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27th Street Viaduct

Date: 09 01 1910
Description: 27th Street viaduct looking north, Menomonee Valley area, with gas holders of the Milwaukee Gas Light Co. in the background. Pedestrians and wagons are cro...
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Electric Railroad Across River on Ice at Power Dam

Date: 01 20 1912
Description: Elevated view of two men standing on a rail car on the narrow gauge electric railroad crossing the river at the dam construction site. The portion of track...

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