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Middleton Railroad Crossing

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th...
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Middleton Railroad

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of railroad tracks and several houses. Several railroad employees are doing repair work on the tracks, and one man is riding on a handcar. Be...
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Depot on West Washington Street

Date: 1873
Description: Locomotive, with view east on West Washington Avenue toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a sign near the tracks that reads: "Look Out for The Cars...
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Winnebago Street from Yahara River Bridge

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Winnebago Street from the Yahara River Bridge, scene of accident, near railroad crossing. There is a Victorian house at left, 1628 Winnebago Street, with a...
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Construction Crew at Northwestern Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Elevated view of a construction crew working on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, showing the W.R. Baker Tavern at 601 E. Wilson Street, and the Pa...
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Downtown Dane

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad tracks cross the road at the central business district at Dane, Wisconsin.
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Railroad Crossing

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & Northwestern Railway crossing on Monona Bay, the site of the old MX tower.
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Illinois Central Railroad Tracks

Date: 09 05 1947
Description: The train engineer's view (looking east) of the Illinois Central Railroad crossing at Regent Street, Breeze Terrace, and Little Street, taken one-hundred f...
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John Doris House

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Exterior view from across an intersection of the John Doris house, 603-605 West Main Street at South Bedford Street. The home was once a hotel, now home to...
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Williamson Street

Date: 1918
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...
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul East Madison Railroad Station

Date: 1918
Description: The East Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station, 501 East Wilson Street, from South Hancock Street, with Lake Monona in the background. ...
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul West Madison Station

Date: 1918
Description: The West Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station, with train cars on the tracks. An automobile on West Washington Avenue crosses the trac...
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul West Madison Station

Date: 1918
Description: West Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station, 644 West Washington Avenue. There are pedestrians and parked automobiles near the station.
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Illinois Central Railroad Station

Date: 1918
Description: Illinois Central Railroad station, 603 West Washington Avenue. The passenger depot is in the foreground, and the freight depot is across West Washington Av...
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Wind Storm Damage

Date: 10 10 1949
Description: Workers repair an electrical pole that was partially blown over during a wind storm. The photograph was taken at the intersection of Regent Street and West...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Rows of shops are on either side. Carriages and carts are parked along the curb. Streetlights hang from the utility lines. A railroa...
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Commercial Street Scene

Date: 1930
Description: View looking down a commercial street. Shops and cars in angled parking spaces line both sides of the paved street. A horse-drawn wagon is in the far dista...
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Dane Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down a commercial street. There is a meat market on the right, and railroad crossing gates further down the street near other commercial buildings.
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A Pretty Street

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Description: View down middle of street towards the railroad crossing at Military Road. There are shops on the left and right, and trees line the street in the backgrou...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down the unpaved Military Road. Two boys stand in the street on the left near the State Bank of Dane building. Near the railroad crossing, there is a ...

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