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Fremont Railroad Station
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Men at a railroad station awaiting the arrival of a train in Fremont (later Pray). There is snow on the ground. Two men are standing on a hand-powered rail cart on the railroad tracks. Some of the men waiting for the train are carrying tools. A sign for the Western Union Telegraph Office is on the building on the left. The building on the right has a Post Office sign above the door.
Van Schaick, Charles
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