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Wisconsin Central Railroad Station

Date: 1895
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Wisconsin Central railroad station, with people standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Wis. Central Passenger De...
Photograph

Soo Line Depot

Date: 1915
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Chicago, Milwaukee, & Sault Sainte Marie Railway Depot. In the background on the right is the Star Restaurant. Capt...
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Main Street Looking North

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Description: Electric cable car tracks run down the street and horse-drawn carts are on the right side of the street. Electrical power lines are strung across the stree...
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Canadian Pacific Railway Depot

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Description: View of the Canadian Pacific Railway depot in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. A number of men are waiting near the depot and on the right is a luggage cart ...
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Buildings Along Railroad Track

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Description: Railroad tracks pass by a hotel and restaurant and the Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco Factory.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street of an intersection with railroad tracks and a streetlamp hanging from wires. There are storefronts on both sides of the street, and numero...
Photograph

Main Street

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Description: View at an intersection looking down snowy street across railroad tracks. There are storefronts on both sides. A streetlamp hangs from a utility line. At t...
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Eagle Depot and Yards

Date: 1924
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the Eagle train depot. A number of pedestrians are around the depot. On the left near the road, two men stand in front of...
Photograph

Monfort Business District

Date: 1924
Description: View across railroad tracks of storefronts located near the train depot. The shops include: Montford Lumber Company, Damerow's Cafe, and the American Hotel...
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Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down center of Main Street with cobblestones. There is a railroad crossing in the foreground. Service garages are on the left and right corners. Parke...
Postcard

Railroad Loading Platform

Date: 1924
Description: Railroad loading platform with a Gurney Refrigerator Company plant in the far background. On the far left a man pulls a hand cart, in the center a man sits...
Photograph

Rephotographic Pair: Railroad Crossing

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the railroad crossing on East Wilson Street, presented as a pair. The vintage view shows the East Madison Chicago, Milw...
Photograph

Worker Housing

Date: 03 1913
Description: A small electric train engine identified as P.R.R. [Panama Railroad] 8 is parked in front of a row of two-story wooden houses. Lumber is piled near the tra...
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Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View across railroad tracks towards commercial buildings along a street. There is a wooden sided railroad car on the tracks in the foreground. A sign on th...

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