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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Depot
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View from railroad tracks of a group of six people standing on the platform of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul depot. Beyond the depot is a water tower on a low platform. In the distance are low hills.
1909
Gillett, Sherwin
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WHi 62252
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