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Turner House

Date: 1875
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of men and women gathered around the Turner House, which was erected by John Turner to house railroad men and construction...
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Kilbourn Railroad Station

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Description: Kilbourn railroad station and train, with several men standing on the platform.
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Train at Kilbourn Station

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train at Kilbourn station, with people standing off to the side on the platform.
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Observation Platform of Train at Kilbourn Station

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Description: Group of people posing on the observation platform of a train at the Kilbourn station. There is a water tower on the left.
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Unidentified Train Ticket Agents

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Description: Unidentified group of train ticket agents standing near train. Special excursion.
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Kilbourn Railroad Depot

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Description: Kilbourn railroad depot, train, passengers and crew.
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Train Near Ink Stand

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Description: Elevated view of a train running parallel to the river, past the Ink Stand. Several people are standing along the tracks and waving.
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Burlington Route

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Description: A sleek passenger train passes through the countryside.
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James M. LaValle

Date: 06 10 1935
Description: James M. LaValle, Winona, Minn., posing next to a passenger car. Mr. LaValle had the most seniority in the Madison Division of the Chicago and Northwestern...
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Truck and Train Crash

Date: 11 05 1930
Description: People looking at the train cars and undamaged front end of the Wisconsin Telephone Company truck involved in the Milwaukee Road passenger train-truck acci...
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Troops Leaving Menomonie

Date: 07 16 1918
Description: Elevated view of the departure of the drafted soldiers at the Menomonie railroad station, with a crowd present to see them off.
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De Pere Depot

Date: 1873
Description: At the De Pere depot, the first train operated by the Milwaukee & Northern Railway. This train made its first run to Green Bay on June 25, 1873, and this p...
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Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Train

Date: 05 1950
Description: A commuter train of the Milwaukee, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad, with the tower of Milwaukee's Union Station in the background. The Milwaukee, North Sh...
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Babcock Train Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View towards platform of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway depot.
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International PA-100 Powered Rail Car

Date: 1938
Description: Passengers look out the window aboard the Rapid City, Black Hills and Western Railroad of South Dakota. The rail car is powered by an International PA-100 ...
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Railroad Train near Hiawatha City Yard

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Description: View across multiple sets of railroad tracks towards two locomotives at a railroad city yard in Milwaukee (probably the Hiawatha). There is a dense cloud o...
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North Western Rail Road Bridge over Chippewa River

Date: 1905
Description: A day passenger train crossing the high North Western railroad bridge over the Chippewa River. Railroad tracks are along the shoreline in the foreground.
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Exterior of Railway Passenger Station

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Passenger Station, which was at the end of Wisconsin Avenue. The station has a clock tower and an arched entrance. On the b...
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Saint Paul & Des Moines Depot

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Description: A train sits in the Saint Paul & Des Moines train depot while people gather nearby. Text on train reads: "St. P. & D.M. R.R.," "53", "Des Moines Iowa Falls...
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Chicago & North Western Depot

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Description: A train is parked in Chicago & North Western depot while people and horse-drawn vehicles gather nearby. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Depot, Nevada, Iowa."

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