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Workmen on Railroad Viaduct

Date: 07 27 1931
Description: Group portrait of workmen in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad viaduct (Olin Avenue - US Highway 12) that is under construction.
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Wisconsin Central Pile Driver Car

Date: 1907
Description: Wisconsin Central locomotive No #50 and pile driver No #2 working near Owen. Men stand on and around the tracks.
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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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10-20 Tractor in Railroad Yard

Date: 04 18 1926
Description: A worker uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor to pull a platform along tracks in a railroad yard outside a factory or other type of industrial building.
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Lumberjacks Resting and Logs Rolling Down the Track

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Description: Two views in postcard format. The view on left is of two lumberjacks sitting in front of a tree, each holding an axe. To the left is a large saw used for f...
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Oxen Pulling a Wagon Filled with Logs

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Description: A team of eight oxen pulling a wagon filled with logs. One man is standing by the side of the oxen, while three other men wearing large hats and an African...
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Transporting Logs from the Forest

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Description: A man in the background is standing on top of the logs that are being loaded onto a railcar. Four African American men at ground level are working to hoist...
Poster

Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Lithographed poster depicting an elevated view of the Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner factory and surrounding area. Text in the upper left corner reads, "Ch...
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Testing Cub Cadet on Railroad Tracks

Date: 06 1961
Description: A man drives an International Harvester Cub Cadet along the inside of railroad tracks to test the machine. The photograph was probably taken outside of Int...
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Twine Mill Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a twine mill under construction. Railroad cars are on tracks in the foreground. A large smokestack is in the center.
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Railroads — Multiple Trac. Scenes

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Railroads — Multiple Trac. Scenes." Where Taken: "SE." Information with photograph reads: "The NC&StL RR, Nashville, Tenn. uses six International...
Photograph

Railroads — Multiple Trac. Scenes

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Railroads — Multiple Trac. Scenes." Where Taken: "SE." Information with photograph reads: "The NC&StL RR, Nashville, Tenn. uses six International...
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Locomotive and Steam Shovel

Date: 03 1913
Description: An elevated view of a steam locomotive and rail mounted steam shovel, probably in the Culebra Cut, during construction of the Panama Canal. Men are seen on...

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