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Union Pacific Railroad Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Eighteen man crew for the Union Pacific Silo Special Trip posing for a group portrait in front of railroad cars.
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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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Babe Ruth

Date: 10 15 1934
Description: Babe Ruth, wearing dressing gown, stands in the doorway of a train and signs autographs for clamoring fans, with a train porter in uniform standing by.
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Group Standing near Locomotive

Date: 1917
Description: Large group of men, including railway workers, standing beside a locomotive. Original caption reads: "U.P. Nebraska Preparedness Special Campaign. Farm pre...
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Slumbercoach

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Description: Two women boarding the Slumbercoach car on a B&O Railroad passenger train. A Pullman porter carries two suitcases as a stewardess greets customers. ...
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Bishop William P. O'Connor

Date: 07 21 1954
Description: Catholic bishop of Madison William P. O'Connor steps off a train upon his return from two months traveling in Europe.
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Ridgewood Depot

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Description: View down railroad platform of crowd of people waiting at the Ridgewood Depot, built in 1916 by architects W.W. Drinker and Frank A. Howard.
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Pullman Porter's Union

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of men in the Pullman Porter's Union posing indoors. A group of men are standing around five men sitting around a table.
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Railroad Worker

Date: 10 13 1977
Description: A man wearing a hardhat and carrying a tool is walking along railroad tracks. Caption reads: "A railroad worker walked along a line in the Menomonee Valley...

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