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| Date: | 10 15 1934 |
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| Description: | Babe Ruth, wearing a dressing gown, signing autographs from a train car during a stopover in Madison. |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Ambrotype of the Wade House, a carriage inn located in Greenbush, also showing a section of the original plank road in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior shot of the Blue River depot. Five men are standing outside the building. There is a Wells Fargo cart on the platform. |
| Date: | 06 24 1849 |
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| Description: | Original wash drawing of Fort Laramie, Wyoming (actually Fort John; see note below). Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California... |
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| Description: | Colorized view depicting the passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," approaching the East Water Street Bridge. Caption reads: "Whaleback Steame... |
| Date: | 06 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Night view of Robert Blossom's Mobil Gas Station, 3702 East Washington Avenue and Highway 51. |
| Date: | 1832 |
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| Description: | Hand-drawn map in two parts of the route of Governor J.D. Doty. Probably made by Doty in 1832 as a result of his travels with Alexander J. Center. |
| Date: | 04 01 1932 |
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| Description: | A schedule of Transamerican Airlines covering its service to Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and other Great Lakes cities. The unfolded schedule depicts two p... |
| Date: | 10 18 1955 |
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| Description: | A Northwest Airlines DC-4 plane at the Truax terminal. Originally constructed in 1937 with assistance from the WPA, the Madison Municipal Airport was renam... |
| Date: | 06 18 1955 |
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| Description: | Control tower and entrance to the new Howell Street passenger terminal at General Mitchell Field shortly before its formal opening in July 1955. The Milwau... |
| Date: | 06 16 1964 |
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| Description: | Commuters boarding an International Loadstar 1700 bus owned by the Pangasinan Transportation Company (PANTRANCO), Quezon City terminal, Philippines. |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks of passengers standing on the platform as a locomotive pulls into the depot. |
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| Description: | A group of women, probably wearing their best dresses and hats, meeting a Green Bay & Western train. The photograph was probably taken near Black River Fal... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Crescent Beach campsite with cabins and miniature golf course by Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Passengers at the depot, awaiting the arrival of the train. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | At the De Pere depot, the first train operated by the Milwaukee & Northern Railway. This train made its first run to Green Bay on June 25, 1873, and this p... |
| Date: | 05 18 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the first passenger train to arrive at Merrill, a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway train. The passengers are waiting on a platform an... |
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| Description: | Colorized view of a crowd at the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul station. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. P. Depot Depot, Merrill, Wis." |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Columbian Exposition pavilions from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. Included is an inset of the Union Passenger Station (now Uni... |
| Date: | 01 26 1950 |
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| Description: | Manchester's Incorporated, 2-12 West Mifflin Street. View of background crayon drawing of a beach scene, and a female mannequin in travel outfit, with suit... |
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