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Bird's-Eye View of Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chilton with insets of points of interest, including P.H. Becker's Brewery, Chilton House, and Gutheil's Block.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Milton Junction. Rock Co. Wis.

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milton Junction.
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t...
Postcard

Williams Bay Depot

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Description: Elevated view of passengers arriving on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train at the Williams Bay station. Many automobiles are parked near the depot, ...
Photograph

Zephyr Locomotive

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Description: The diesel-powered Zephyr passenger train of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad on the tracks at the depot. The Zephyr was introduced at the Chicago...
Drawing

C.H. & L.J. McCormick's Reaper Manufactory

Date: 1875
Description: Drawing of the C.H. & L.J. McCormick Reaper Manufactory (McCormick Reaper Works). The factory was built after the Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the origin...
Photograph

First Train

Date: 05 03 1948
Description: Elevated view of a Chicago and Northwestern passenger train, which is the first across a new bridge in Sheboygan. There is a group of people standing near ...
Photograph

American Express Wagons

Date: 1913
Description: Horse-drawn American Express wagons in front of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway depot.
Photograph

Union Depot, Reed Street Station

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Description: Slightly elevated view over railroad tracks of the Union Depot, erected in 1866 on Reed Street. Horse-drawn wagons and cabs are parked nearby, and pedestr...
Postcard

Train Depot

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Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. P. Ry. Passenger Station, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1915
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad depot. Caption reads: "C.M. & St. P. Depot, Wauwatosa, Wis."
Postcard

C., M. & St. P. R. R. Depot

Date: 1905
Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad depot. Caption reads: "C., M. & St. P. R. R. Depot, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Wisconsin Central Railroad Station

Date: 1895
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Wisconsin Central railroad station. Caption reads: "Soo Line Passenger Depot, Stevens Point, Wis."
Photograph

Railroad Crossing with Rubber Paving

Date: 1925
Description: View of the railroad crossing where rubber paving was used for the first time in the United States. Caption at top reads: "First Rubber Crossing in U.S. S....
Photograph

Mississippi Freight and Passenger Depot

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Racine and Mississippi freight and passenger depot with multiple individuals lined up on the platform.
Print

Cover of Piano Music "The Midnight Flyer"

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Description: Cover of piano music, showing a train at night with headlight on, titled "The Midnight Flyer," March Two-Step. Arranged by E.T. Paull.
Photograph

Water Street

Date: 1880
Description: West Water Street seen from Grand Avenue.
Photograph

Debris On Shoreline

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Description: Elevated view across water towards a building at the top of a steep incline, with a small group of people to the left. On top of the hill to the right are ...
Postcard

Horicon Depot

Date: 1915
Description: View down platform towards a C. M. & St. Paul train at the depot. A few men are standing on the platform. There is a water tower just behind the depot, and...
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...

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