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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...
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Unidentified Train Ticket Agents

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Description: Unidentified group of train ticket agents standing near train. Special excursion.
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Tanana Valley Railroad

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Description: Several men and a child stand near a train equipped with a snow plow. A passenger car sits nearby, and three men, possibly railroad employees, stand on the...
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Tanana Mine Railway

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Description: View of the Tanana Mine Railway train parked in a wooded area. Text on what appears to be a passenger car reads: "T.M.W." Caption reads: "Fairbanks, Alaska...
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German Prisoners Working on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Date: 1917
Description: German prisoners around a train car at a Russian railroad station. One of the men is on crutches. The original caption reads: "German prisoners at work on ...
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Depot — Black Earth

Date: 1922
Description: View of the train depot. A train is stopped at the depot. An automobile is parked on the left. A train conductor and a man stand at the outside.
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Survey Group

Date: 1895
Description: Group of surveyors from the Agricultural Department at the University of Wisconsin posing on the back platform of their railroad car 404, "the Palace Car."...

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