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Photograph

Turner House

Date: 1875
Description: Slightly elevated group portrait of men and women gathered around the Turner House, which was erected by John Turner to house railroad men and construction...
Photograph

Railroad Employee Outing

Date: 08 26 1908
Description: Elevated view of the third annual outing of the employees of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMERL) at Waukesha Beach.
Poster

Pacific Railway Pullman's Palace Dining Car Poster

Date: 1900
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Pacific Railway's route from New York to California, encouraging people to "Go and See the Great American Pa...
Poster

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Poster

Date: 09 1882
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway, also "Known as The Royal Route." The poster features the...
Photograph

Railroad Depot

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd boarding a passenger car at the railroad depot.
Print

Pullman Buffet Menu

Date: 1901
Description: Front cover and first page of a menu from a railroad dining car, with a woman in long robes carrying a tray with a steaming dish of food. A border of fruit...
Photograph

Railroad Depot

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks towards passengers, a large group of men and one young girl, waiting on the platform at the train station for the train to arri...

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