Photographs and graphic materials, 1870-1937.

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Photographs and graphic materials, 1870-1937.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173694732

Miscellaneous photographs, blueprints, and advertisements of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company, including images of railroad construction, the aftermath of several storms, and both interior and exterior views of railroad passenger cars.

791 photographs,312 drawings, and10 pieces of ephemera.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6924228

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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