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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting New York Central Lines railway and the West Point military academy, in a location described as being "In the highlands of ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| 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... |
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| Description: | View of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge spanning the Columbia River, connecting Vancouver, Washington, with Portland, Oregon. Caption read... |
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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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| Description: | Elevated view of an Oriental Limited train crossing The Stone Arch Bridge over a river. The bridge was built by The Great Northern Railway in 1883. There i... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the railroad shipping yards of the Idaho and Washington Northern Railway. Included in the image are numerous buildings, workers, trees, an... |
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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... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an oil field. In the foreground is a railroad train, and numerous shacks. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Originally known as the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway, the Norfolk and Western Railroad received its new name in October 1901. Caption reads: "N. & W. R.R... |
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| Description: | The Brookfield was a stop on the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad which provided a mainline between Chicago and Kansas City. |
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| Description: | A postcard with two views functioning as a "before" and "after" of forestry. The view on the left features a man standing in the distance among large trees... |
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| Description: | A team of eight oxen pulling a wagon filled with logs. One man is standing by the side of the oxen, while three other men wearing large hats and an African... |
| Date: | 11 29 1951 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the David & Florence Bade residence at 5701 Winnequah Road in Frost Woods, Monona. The photograph shows Jimmy's (age 8) bedroom, including... |
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| Description: | Map of Missouri with major cities, rivers, and railroads marked. |
| Date: | 05 16 1952 |
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| Description: | William "Bill" Hellman, chef on the Northwestern Railroad's Madison-Chicago passenger run, on the train as he is preparing his last meal for the railroad a... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Map of northern Wisconsin showing the lands owned by Cornell University (shaded portions) in 1877. The map depicts the lakes, river systems, towns, and th... |
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| Description: | View of Chicago, Northwestern Railroad set of two railroad tracks at Devil's Lake, chartered in 1859. To the right, power lines run the length of the Devil... |
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