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Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View of a train arriving at the station. The train station is full of people and there is a horse-drawn carriage next to the building.
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Railroad Yard

Date: 1914
Description: Slightly elevated view of railroad trains and cars parked in a railroad yard.
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Train on Ferry

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Description: View across water toward a railroad train and locomotive on a ferry going across the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
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Rock River at Watertown

Date: 1860
Description: View of the Rock River with a train on a railroad bridge in the foreground, and the town in the distance. Pedestrians are walking along a path on the left ...
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Green Bay & Western Yards

Date: 1909
Description: Green Bay & Western train yards.
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Railroad Station and Yards

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of a railroad station and yards.
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View of Minocqua from Boxcar

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of the town from a boxcar. A railroad train is headed towards a bridge over the lake. Caption reads: The ideal fishing resort of the One Thou...
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McCormick Sawmill

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Description: Lantern slide illustration of a sawmill(?) in 1863 near a railroad line with a steam train approaching.
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Cross Crossings Cautiously

Date: 1923
Description: Unprotected railroad crossings were a particular hazard for automobiles as this 1923 poster issued by the American Railroad Association dramatically points...
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Locomotive Engine No. 186

Date: 1908
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway locomotive no. 186, a class G-5 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1892, on service on the La Crosse Division...
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Powerhouse in Black River Falls

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Description: Powerhouse for the city electric utility with a tail race below, a man standing on the left of the powerhouse, and a train in the left background
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Crossroads

Date: 1904
Description: View of crossroads where the street meets the railroad tracks. Adults and children are standing to the left next to a train.
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Dam Construction Behind Railroad Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: Construction of a dam visible from behind a railroad bridge. A train is crossing the bridge.
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Aerial View of Downtown

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of downtown.
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Story Book Land

Date: 05 1958
Description: The Attorney General (center), on a train at Story Book Land.
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Story Book Land Train

Date: 06 1956
Description: Elevated view of Fairy Godmother with kids on Story Book Land train.
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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1952
Description: An elevated view of the downtown section.
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Train approaching Railroad Station

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Description: Train approaching railroad station crowded with people.
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Train approaching Railroad Station

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Description: Train approaching railroad station crowded with people and a band, possibly men coming or going from military service in World War I.
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Train at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd of people and a band meet a train, possibly troops leaving for World War I.

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