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[Early Passenger Train in Minnesota]

Description: On a winter morning in January 1900, the Great Northern Railway's passenger train stands at the Cokato, Minnesota depot. It is headed by an American type 4-4-0 locomotive bearing the Engine No. 127. This locomotive was built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works in 1882, and scrapped in 1916. Observe this burnished locomotive and its consist of clean and well-maintained equipment.
Date: January 1900
Creator: Barnes, Dwight
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Oriental Limited" crossing the Mississippi River]

Description: A proud name in Great Northern Railway passenger train service and history is the "Oriental Limited" a de luxe train seen here crossing the historic Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River linking St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1912. This double-tracked bridge, which has 23 arches in its 1200-foot span, is the only structure upon which James J. Jill, the Empire Builder, permitted his name to be inscribed.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Empire Builder" at St. Paul, Minnesota Depot]

Description: Great Northern Railway's "The Empire Builder" train No. 1, westbound, headed by Engine No. 2517, a Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, at St. Paul Union Depot, 1929. This world renowned train was operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from Chicago to St. Paul and it was a Great Northern train from St. Paul to Portland, Seattle and Tacoma.
Date: 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Postcard of Falls of Minnehaha]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a waterfall with a fenced in lookout in the bottom left foreground. A wooded area borders either side of the river upstream. Printed text above and below the illustration reads, "Where The Falls of Minnehaha Flash And Gleam Among The Oak Trees, Laugh And Leap Into The Valley." The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Haynes, Frank Jay
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 44.915235 -93.210769
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Scouting, Volume 2, Number 3, June 1, 1914

Description: Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: June 1, 1914
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

[Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1911]

Description: Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning their trips to Rochester due to her husband George's multiple stomach surgeries: "George was operated upon the first time the 10 of May...when they operated they found cancer." At the end of the letter she notes that his disease is rapidly progressing and he is really fighting a losing battle.
Date: July 31, 1911
Creator: Moses, Ida
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead
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