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Decorated Engine No. 294
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Side view of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine no. 294, which is decorated with antlers above the headlight, a miniature cannon mounted above the pilot or cow catcher, and archery figures mounted on top of the headlight and also the whistle. Billy Emerson was the engineer and his son Billy was the fireman.
circa 1880-1889
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