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| Date: | 08 27 1934 |
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| Description: | Two men are looking at a damaged automobile belonging to Elmer Meixner, DeForest, after a collision with a Milwaukee Road train at the East Johnson Street... |
| Date: | 11 17 1937 |
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| Description: | Looking northeast on Sheridan Road (State Highway 42) at Sheridan Road Grade Crossing. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of the railroad crossing where rubber paving was used for the first time in the United States. Caption at top reads: "First Rubber Crossing in U.S. S.... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & Northwestern Railway crossing on Monona Bay, the site of the old MX tower. |
| Date: | 07 29 1947 |
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| Description: | Two children on bicycles waiting for a Milwaukee Road train to "unblock" the entrances to Brittingham Park. Most children not on bicycles crawled under the... |
| Date: | 11 25 1947 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of part of the audience of 1,000 people who attended a hearing on the possibility of putting West Washington Avenue under the Chicago, Milwau... |
| Date: | 11 25 1947 |
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| Description: | Lowell Frautschi, Vice President Frautschi's Furniture Store, speaking at a hearing on the possibility of putting West Washington Avenue under the Chicago,... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view east from the corner of South Blair and Williamson Streets. On the left is Joe's News Store (Joseph J. Kuhn) 520 E. Wilson Street and a sign for th... |
| Date: | 11 27 1949 |
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| Description: | Car wreckage and a Milwaukee Road switch engine are shown at the University Avenue railroad crossing. The four persons in the car were hurt. They were Mr.... |
| Date: | 09 01 1962 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the factories at the corner of Thompson and Hullett Streets. A large tree grows at the curb. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Men and fire fighters are gathered around burning building attempting to extinguish flames with an International Model V-196 1957 fire truck. The truck is ... |
| Date: | 1984 |
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| Description: | An International LCO Model 2575 approaches a railroad crossing sign as it leaves an International factory. |
| Date: | 10 25 1919 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of an International Harvester branch office building in Madison. Signs painted on the brick read "Oil Tractors," "Farm Machines, Oil Tractors... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A photographer is walking near railroad tracks at a railroad crossing, with an automobile at the crossing in the background on the right. The photographer ... |
| Date: | 06 25 1924 |
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| Description: | View down road with fences on both sides. Signs read: "Danger! NYH R.R. 300 Ft. Ahead," and "Incorporated Village of Minoa Slow Down to 15 Miles." There is... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | View down street towards automobiles parked at an angle in front of businesses. Businesses include a grocery store, gift store, and a Rexall Drugstore. Fur... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View of a small town main street at a railroad crossing. A restaurant is on the left, and a lunchroom is on the right. Caption reads: "Main St. — Lone Rock... |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | At the crossing at Monroe and Regent Streets, the flagman activates warning lights before the stopped Illinois-Central train proceeds across the crossing. ... |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Illinois Central flagman R.D. DeRoche walking along the railroad tracks at the Monroe and Regent Streets crossing ahead of the engine after he activated wa... |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Brakeman R.D. DeRoche pressing the button to deactivate the warning lights as the Illinois Central train passes the intersection with Monroe and Regent Str... |
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