Railroad and electric railroad photographs, 1899-1976.

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Railroad and electric railroad photographs, 1899-1976.

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Photographs, 1899-1964, of railroad cars, locomotives, and stations principally of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company and the American Car and Foundry Company. The bulk of the images depict single cars at the train shed in Milwaukee (Wis.) and other unidentified locations. Also included are images of a bicentennial Soo Line engine and photographs of the Green Bay and Western Railroad Co. as well as several images of electric railroad cars operating in Wisconsin.

149 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6923948

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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