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Railroad Yards
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View along railroad tracks towards the Merrillan depot and train. The Hotel Campbell is located on the left. A group of children and adults are sitting outdoors at the end of the last railroad car of a train. Pedestrians stand on the platform.
1926
Gillett, Sherwin
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Merrillan Street Scene
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View down a commercial street. The shops on the street include: a drugstore, the City Hotel, the post office, the Merrillan Home Bakery, and the State Bank. At the end of the street is a railroad car.
Merrimac Train Depot
The Merrimac depot and a train. A group of people are standing in between the train tracks near the railroad cars.
Depot and Train
1926
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Central and Northwestern Yards
1926
View down railroad tracks towards the London train depot.
Mlakar Hotel
Exterior view over railroad tracks of the Mlakar Hotel near a train station. A man sits on the porch of the hotel.
C. B. & Q Yards
1925
View down railroad tracks of the Lynxville train depot on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad line. There are bluffs on the right, and a man is walking down the railroad tracks. Two other me...
