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Winnebago Street from Yahara River Bridge

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Winnebago Street from the Yahara River Bridge, scene of accident, near railroad crossing. There is a Victorian house at left, 1628 Winnebago Street, with a...
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United States Sugar Company Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the United States Sugar Company factory next to railroad tracks on Atwood Avenue. The building was occupied in 1980 by Garver Feed & Suppl...
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Cross Plains Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: View towards railroad station with a few passengers on the platform awaiting the arrival of the train. The locomotive is billowing smoke. Two horses stand ...
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Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Station

Date: 1956
Description: View across intersection of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station at Blair and Wilson Streets. Three tall chimneys from the MG&E plant can be seen ...
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Chippewa Shoe Company

Date: 1900
Description: The square, four-story brick Chippewa Shoe Company building, located at the intersection of Bay Street and River Street looking North. There is a fire esca...
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Erecting Pile Driver for Railroad Extension to Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Workers erecting a steam driven pile driver while others survey for the railroad extension from the village of Prairie du Sac to the dam site on the Wiscon...
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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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Blanchardville Depot

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Description: Exterior view of the Blanchardville Depot. The two-story building is painted with the village's name. A locomotive is in front of the platform where a grou...
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IH Memphis Branch House

Date: 1925
Description: A railroad track runs alongside the International Harvester Company Memphis branch building.
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Depot and Train

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Description: A steaming train at the depot platform on a snowy day. A group stands at the platform.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View from side of railroad tracks of a train at the Boscobel Depot on a snowy day. A crowd of people waits at the platform. There is a windmill in the dist...
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International Harvester Branch House — Ogdensburg

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch building located alongside a railroad track.
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Fremont Railroad Station

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Description: Men at a railroad station awaiting the arrival of a train in Fremont (later Pray). There is snow on the ground. Two men are standing on a hand-powered rail...
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Fitchburg Depot

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Description: A man and three boys are posing while standing on a handcar at the Fitchburg depot. In the background a man is standing near a horse-drawn wagon.
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Flatcars Loaded with Lumber in Front of a Factory

Date: 12 22 1906
Description: Six flat cars loaded with lumber are lined up behind a locomotive in a factory rail yard, probably at the McCormick Works. In the background is a large fac...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View across snow between two sets of railroad tracks towards the Readstown Depot on a winter's day. Two trains facing in opposite directions are on the lef...
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Depot

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Description: View down platform and two sets of railroad tracks towards depot. One man stands on the platform in the foreground. Two people are further down the tracks ...
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Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: A view, looking east, of the grounds and buildings of the Montello Granite Company. On the left, a train car with "Detroit Southern" painted on it stands o...
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Journey's End

Date: 02 15 1955
Description: A passenger waiting for a train in front of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station on a clear and cold evening. The person is holding a lamp, and a ...

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