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McCormick Reaper Works Factory and Rail Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Southwest panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works factory and rail yard as seen across a canal. Workers can be seen unloading wood.
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Waukesha Scoot

Date: 1894
Description: View across railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #212, also known as the Waukesha Scoot, at Milwaukee's Union Depot.
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Train Yard with "Hiawatha"

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Description: Front view of three trains in a snow-filled train yard. The middle train is an old-fashioned steam engine flanked by more modern trains. Three men are stan...
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Man in International Truck Near Freight Train

Date: 1913
Description: A man in an International Model M truck parked in a railroad yard beside a freight train. In the background is a locomotive and a refrigerator car. The tra...
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Train No. 5, Engine No. 8

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Description: Several men are posing with train No. 5, engine No. 8.
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Locomotive Engine No. 1223

Date: 1906
Description: Five railroad employees pose on Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 1223 at the Chestnut Street yard. Left to right are yardman Jack Meyer, ya...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1925
Description: View down tracks towards a depot with an oncoming train arriving from the opposite direction. On the left side of the tracks opposite the depot is a shelte...
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the depot and yards. A windmill and water tower in the distance. Carts with sacks of flour and milk cans next to the depot. Signs for Western Uni...
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Engine No. 1073

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Description: Several crew members posing next to the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway switching Engine No. 1073, which operated in Menasha, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin & Michigan Caboose

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Description: Four men (possibly railroad workers) standing in front of Wisconsin & Michigan Caboose #16.

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