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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…

In the foreground are two cows, both looking at a small white dog in front of them. They are in a fenced in area. Behind them is a barn that has a stone foundation. There is a doorway in the stone foundation and a few windows. Above there is a large…

A group three women are standing around a table that has bowls and food on it. The woman have aprons on over their dresses. A fourth woman stands behind one woman and is holding a baby. Behind the deck is a bricked wall of a house and to the left is…

A photographer takes the picture of a man who is standing in front of a brick house. A woman stands behind the photographer and is looking at the photographer who is taking this photograph. There is a small tree in between the photographer and the…

A dirt road runs along the right side of the photograph, and in the background, the Mississippi River is visible. A few trees and men stand along the side, looking towards the river. To the left is a line of white buildings. There are hitching posts…

In the foreground is a table with pots and pans. Behind this is a table with 7 women sitting and 1 woman standing around the table. There are a few small jars on the table. To the left is 2 men sitting in chairs, 1 man standing, and a boy standing.…

A group of men sit and stand around in an encampment. The ground is covered in dirt and the trees are all around the men. There is a tree laying down in the center that has an ax lodged in the side of it. There are tents in the background, one on the…

A group of men sit within a wooded area. There are trees all around them and some parts of trees laying on the ground. One tree on the ground has an ax embedded in the side of it. There is an opening and possible large walkway to the right of the…