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Land Clearing Special Train

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Description: Land clearing special train in a field.
Photograph

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.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Mazomanie, Dane County, Wis.

Date: 1875
Description: Bird's-eye map of Mazomanie.
Photograph

Pile-Pontoon Railroad Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the pile-pontoon railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien. The bridge was built and patented by John Lawler in 187...
Photograph

Two Medicine Bridge

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Description: Two Medicine Bridge, part of the Gulf and Northern Railroad.
Photograph

View of Janesville from the South

Date: 1893
Description: View from the south, with a railroad in the foreground, a river in the middle distance, and Janesville in the background.
Photograph

Aerial View of Barneveld, Wisconsin

Date: 04 30 1949
Description: Aerial photograph of Barneveld, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View from railroad tracks of a group of six people standing on the platform of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot. Beyond the depot is a water tower...
Poster

New York Central Lines New England Poster

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting New York Central Lines railway and the area of New England, deemed "America's Historic Summerland" in the poster. Featurin...
Poster

South Pacific System Southern California Poster

Date: 1934
Description: An original lithograph promoting the South Pacific System railway and southern California. Featuring the artist M. Gundlach, the poster depicts the rolling...
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Travel Poster: Mt. St. Helens

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting Mt. St. Helens, and to get there by way of the Northern Pacific Railway. Featuring the artwork of Gustav Krollmann, it dep...
Poster

The Flight of the Fast Mail Travel Poster

Date: 1875
Description: Colored print containing two images advertising the delivery of mail. The main image is of the large Michigan and Southern train labeled "The Fast Mail" de...
Photograph

Yukon Railway Bridge

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Description: A view of a train crossing the Yukon Railway Bridge at White Pass, with pedestrians on one the side of the tracks. Caption reads: "White Pass And Yukon R.Y...
Photograph

Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge

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Description: Elevated distant view of the town of Medicine Hat, Alberta and a Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge. Caption reads: "General View of Medicine Hat, Alta. Showi...
Photograph

Washington Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the Washington Bridge, crossing over numerous railroad tracks. In the foreground is a train engine, dwellings, and a dilapidated brick str...
Photograph

Elevated View of Elizabeth River and Railroad

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Description: Elevated view of the city, which includes a factory, numerous buildings, railroad tracks, a bridge, Elizabeth river, and hills in the background.
Photograph

Elevated Town View

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Description: Elevated view of city, including miners' homes set in the hills, and in the foreground railroad tracks and numerous cars parked along the street in front o...
Photograph

Elevated View of Oil Field

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Description: Elevated view of an oil field. In the foreground is a railroad train, and numerous shacks.
Photograph

Train Depot in Valley

Date: 11 30 1915
Description: Elevated view towards a train depot located in a valley.
Print

Kewaskum Mutual Fire Insurance Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Kewaskum Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Washington County, Wisconsin, with a Native American man wearing buckskin clothes and leggings ...

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