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Publication Information
| Date Created | September 9, 1881 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 23 x 14 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 31.47 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Head-On Train Collision
October 1891
The wreckage of a head-on collision of two Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad trains at Tramway. Men stand near and on top of the railroad cars. In the foreground is a field and fence, ...
Train Wreck
May 18, 1948
Elevated view of wreck of a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad freight train. The derailment is so severe that the train station has been knocked off its foundation.
Train Wreck
June 21, 1900
Wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Little Rapids. A group of men and boys are viewing the damage to the locomotive.
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad Locomotive
1850
Drawing of an early locomotive that the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad rebuilt to run on the M.& M. R.R. line (which was later absorbed into the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad).
Wisconsin Central Train
1903
Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive No. 207 and train No. 6 and the depot. The locomotive was built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in 1890, and scrapped in 1916. The engineer was George W. Martin,...
Train Wreck
May 24, 1912
Wreck of a Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault St. Marie Railroad train on a bridge over the Black River near Withee. The damage is so severe that the cars have fallen into the river and the bridge is ne...
