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William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 1899
Description: Campaign poster with the title "Posterity" for Theodore Roosevelt and William McKinley featuring their portraits. In the center is an illustration of a wom...
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Westward the Star of Empire Takes its Way

Date: 1886
Description: Advertisement for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam stretched from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean....
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Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building.
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Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee from Bay View.
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Milwaukee Road Ticket

Date: 1975
Description: Ticket for a one way trip in 1976 from Madison, Wisconsin, to New York City via the Milwaukee Road. The ticket cost $71.73.
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Wisconsin Western Railroad Pass

Date: 1900
Description: Pass # 258 issued to General Manager Charles Lapham by the Wisconsin Western Railroad for the year 1900.
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Milwaukee, Lake Shore, & Western Railroad Pass

Date: 1878
Description: Pass #497 issued for free travel during the year 1878 by the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad.
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Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company Pass

Date: 1933
Description: Pass issued by the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company for the week of December 17-23, 1933.
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Hiawatha Menu

Date: 1930
Description: Menu of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroads Hiawatha Line opened to show both the front and back cover. During the 1930s the Milwaukee ...
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Santa Fe Graphic

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Description: Ticket envelope for the Santa Fe Railroad. The bold graphic design emphasizes the streamlined, futuristic design of the railroad's locomotives.
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Springtime Air Conditioning Ad

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Description: "It's Always Springtime on the C&O," an advertising brochure issued by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to publicize its status as the first railroad to air ...
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Railroad Land Sales

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Description: A colored advertising card that was issued by the Land Department of the Wisconsin Central Railroad in order to promote the sale of railroad-owned land in ...
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Hiawatha Brochure

Date: 1935
Description: Color brochure advertising the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Minneapolis Railroad's Hiawatha, the first streamlined steam locomotive. Hiawatha trains boas...
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Duncan's Coal Docks

Date: 1896
Description: View of W.E. Duncan's coal docks.
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City of Madison Bond

Date: 1857
Description: One thousand dollar bond and unclipped coupons issued by the city of Madison in 1857. The bond was illustrated with a railroad train, perhaps to suggest th...
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Watertown & Madison RR Bond

Date: 1857
Description: One thousand dollar bond and coupons issued by the Watertown and Madison Railroad Company in 1857. Jairus Fairchild, president, and T.L. Lawrence have sig...
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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.
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Bay View

Date: 1886
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee looking north from Bay View.
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Looking North from Reed Street

Date: 1860
Description: Image drawn by Franz Hölzlhuber of early Milwaukee settlement with a horse-drawn carriage, as well as industry and a railroad. The text on the image reads:...
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Racine & Mississippi Railroad Poster

Date: 1858
Description: Poster advertising the Racine & Mississippi Railroad.

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