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Portage Railroad

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A group of men and boys posed around Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive # 313, a switch engine. The Fox House is in the background.

Date Created:
1884

Publication Information

Date Created 1884

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 16 x 25 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s)
Call Number Album 36.74

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013IS1
Legacy ID
WHi 24823

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