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A rail road that cuts through a bluff and has rocks and greenery on either side of it. The railroad winds around the bluff to the left. The Mississippi River is visible in the background, as well as a shoreline and some buildings on the other side.…

A white farmhouse sits on the left side of the photograph. There is a barn behind the house, and what appears to be a small shed. There is a large pile of wood next to the house, where a man is leaning on, and looking at a young girl, who is standing…

Two railroads are pictured in this photograph. The railroad on the right is on higher ground and winds around into a wooded area. There are telegraph poles along this railroad. The railroad on the left is lower and there are buildings, possibly…

A man stands in the foreground of the photograph, looking at the photographer. This man has a full beard, a hat, dark pants, a dark vest, and a white colored long sleeved shirt underneath. He stands in the middle of two long rows of trees. Behind him…

The center of the photograph features a steam locomotive that is coming through a tunnel in a rocky hill in East Dubuque, IL. There is a large, white cloud of steam rising above the front engine. There is a small road to the left of the train and…

A steam locomotive is on a rail line and coming towards the photographer. The locomotive has dark black steam coming out in a cloud above. The train tracks appear to be raised above because to the left are the tops of telegraph poles. To the right is…

A steam locomotive with dark black smoke billowing out of the engine into a cloud above winds around a bluff, The rocky bluff was cut into for the railroad to lay in. There are 3 telegraph lines to the right of the railroad. The bluff to the left is…

A steam locomotive carrying cargo containers goes over a small bridge over land. The locomotive is moving toward the photographer and curving around. Telegraph poles sit to the right of the train tracks. The railroad is raised above and there is an…

Illinois Central Railroad steam locomotive, numbered 1106 is at the Illinois Central Railroad Station in Dubuque. There is a gray steam coming out of the top of the engine, and a white colored steam coming out of the bottom of the locomotive. A man…

Two small wooden shacks sit in the center of the photograph. In front of the shacks are chickens that are grazing on the ground. In front of the chickens is a barbed wire fence with wooden posts. Next to the chickens, sits a man and a boy on a wood…