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Milwaukee Electric Railway Ticket Collector

Date: 1917
Description: A ticket collector for the Milwaukee Electric Railway is sitting at her station.
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Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:...
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Train and Automobile at Intersection

Date: 1939
Description: A train is shown at the intersection of Williamson, S. Blair, and E. Wilson Streets in front of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot.
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Man along Railroad Tracks

Date: 1940
Description: A man (maybe a railroad worker or a tramp) standing along a railroad track next to a small cooking fire. Railroad cars are in the background.
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Warming Work

Date: 1974
Description: Two railroad workers are pulling on a chain next to a railroad car carrying coal.
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Man Cleaning Snow from Railroad Tracks

Date: 1978
Description: A railroad worker cleans snow out of a railroad track switch with a broom. He is dressed warmly with a hard hat.

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