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Railroad Tracks through Merrillan

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Description: View across railway tracks near a town. Identified as the town of Merrillan, looking north from the Pearl Street crossing. The buildings on the other side ...
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Journey's End

Date: 02 15 1955
Description: A passenger waiting for a train in front of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad station on a clear and cold evening. The person is holding a lamp, and a ...
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West Washington Avenue Underpass Hearing

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Elevated view of part of the audience of 1,000 people who attended a hearing on the possibility of putting West Washington Avenue under the Chicago, Milwau...
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John Doris House

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: Exterior view from across an intersection of the John Doris house, 603-605 West Main Street at South Bedford Street. The home was once a hotel, now home to...
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State Highway 140

Date: 05 1980
Description: A short black and white pole marks where a road converges with a state highway that stretches to the horizon. In the mid-distance before a hill is a railro...
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Rail Crossing at Elroy

Date: 09 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train crossing the Elroy-New Lisbon Road (Highway 80).
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Sheridan Road

Date: 11 17 1937
Description: Looking northeast on Sheridan Road (State Highway 42) at Sheridan Road Grade Crossing.
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Theresa Station

Date: 02 19 1978
Description: "Theresa Station. Situated at the end of DD, the village was once known as Marshville. Two feed mills, a lumber yard, and the Soo Line tracks made for quit...
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Middleton Railroad Crossing

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th...
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Scenic View

Date: 1925
Description: A view of a road crossing a bridge into a rural community. A railroad crossing at the far end.
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Early Morning at Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: Early morning at a railroad crossing on County Highway A, with houses and a barn in the distance.
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Flooded Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 22 1965
Description: A panoramic view of the Mississippi River flooding during the spring, showing the dykes built along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at Sec...
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Train Depot

Date: 1924
Description: The Cameron train depot near the Cameron Hotel and the Forsyth Construction Company. Two men stand by the platform.
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Scene at Bangor

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Description: View of railroad tracks near a railroad station on the left and a residential road on the right. There is a row of utility lines leading into the far dista...
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M.H. Bekkedal Warehouse

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Description: M.H. Bekkedale and E. Rosenwald and Brothers Leaf Tobacco warehouse. There is a boxcar on tracks near the warehouse, and a bluff in the far background.
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A Pretty Street

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Description: View down middle of street towards the railroad crossing at Military Road. There are shops on the left and right, and trees line the street in the backgrou...
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East Wilson Street View

Date: 04 03 2012
Description: View down East Wilson Street across the railroad tracks towards condominiums and businesses on the 400 block, including the Cardinal Bar & Cafe at 418 East...
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Middleton Railroad

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of railroad tracks and several houses. Several railroad employees are doing repair work on the tracks, and one man is riding on a handcar. Be...
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Winnebago Street from Yahara River Bridge

Date: 01 09 1946
Description: Winnebago Street from the Yahara River Bridge, scene of accident, near railroad crossing. There is a Victorian house at left, 1628 Winnebago Street, with a...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Rows of shops are on either side. Carriages and carts are parked along the curb. Streetlights hang from the utility lines. A railroa...

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