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| 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: | 1993 |
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| Description: | A large grain elevator rising above the one-story buildings that surround it on a gravel road. A car and truck are sitting in the parking lot to Carr Eleva... |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Fox Lake Historical Society Museum, Inc. Corner Cordelia & College Avenue Fox Lake, Wisconsin. Member State of Wisconsin Historical... |
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| Description: | Text on front of postcard reads: "The Milw. Elec. Ry. Depot". View towards a railroad crossing and an ice cream, drug and candy store on the corner with sh... |
| Date: | 06 18 1925 |
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| Description: | View from street towards delivery trucks leaving the Goddard Fuel Co. In the background is a train and a railroad crossing. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across the railroad crossing at Hales Corners. Wagons are parked along the side of the road in the background. Two men are standing on the corner near... |
| Date: | 12 26 2014 |
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| Description: | A cargo train is passing over Lincoln Highway. The railroad crossing gate is down and the traffic lights are red. Behind the train, old brick buildings lin... |
| Date: | 06 16 2015 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards a railroad crossing. Storefronts are along the sidewalk across the street, with cars parked along the curb in front. |
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| Description: | View towards a railroad crossing, with the depot on the left side of the tracks, and a grain elevator on the right. A sign along the road reads: "Look Out ... |
| Date: | 11 01 1927 |
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| Description: | View down center of wide street with a railroad crossing. There are industrial buildings on both sides of the street. On the building or fence on the far l... |
| 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: | 06 25 1924 |
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| Description: | View down road with towards a railroad crossing. In the background on the right among trees is a brick building, and a house with a front porch. |
| 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... |
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| Description: | View of a main street. Meat markets and a saloon are on the left, and hardware stores and a billiard hall are on the right. A railroad crossing is in the d... |
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| Description: | Freshly painted "Polar Bear Chair" sculpture installed in Sid Boyum's front lawn by a driveway and sidewalk and the steps to the front porch of the house. ... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 07 1955 |
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| Description: | After passing the intersection of Monroe and Regent Streets, the brakeman gets back on the train for the trip to Freeport on the Illinois Central Railroad. |
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