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1. Chicago Writing Machine Company Chicago Writing Machine Company Chicago Writing Machine Company (Galesburg, Ill.); Typewriters; Milling machines; Vices (Equipment); Factories; Industry; Industrial facilities; Shelving; Men; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows the interior of the Chicago Writing Machine Company factory. There are 3 men operating milling machines making parts for the typewriters that the company produced. A typewriter can be...

2. Tie plant Tie plant Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Railroad freight cars; Railroad employees; Railroad companies; Railroad rails; Railroad shops & yards; Railroad sidings; Railroads; Industrial facilities; Logs; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Image shows logs stacked up in piles and on railroad flat bed cars. There are employees standing on the far right. A smokestack and what is believed to be the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad station...

3. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad station Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad station Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Railroad stations (Galesburg, Ill.); Railroad tracks; Railroad rails; Railroads; Flags; Bunting; Ribbons; Clothing & dress; Men; Women; Children; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows the rear of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad station decorted with flags, ribbons and bunting for the visit of President McKinley. There is a large crowd milling about and there...

4. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad dispatcher's office Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad dispatcher's office Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad employees; Railroad companies; Office workers; Offices; Clothing & dress; Men; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows the interior of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad dispatcher's office in Galesburg, Illinois. There are 14 men in the room and one of them is inside of a caged off area. All...

5. C. B. & Q. Depot C. B. & Q. Depot Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad stations (Galesburg, Ill.); Railroad cars; Railroad cabooses; Railroad companies; Railroad crossings; Railroad facilities; Railroad freight cars; Railroad locomotives; Railroad mail service; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Buildings; Cupolas; Utility poles; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot in Galesburg, Illinois. The photograph shows the rear of the large brick building with a cupola in the center. There is a steam engine pulling...

6. Horse drawn surry at Chicago, Burlington and Quincy depot Horse drawn surry at Chicago, Burlington and Quincy depot Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad stations (Galesburg, Ill.); Railroad facilities; Carts & wagons; Women; Horses; Harnesses; Clothing & dress; Galesburg (Ill.); Postcards Image shows two women standing beside a horse drawn surry in front of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy pasenger station. One of the women is holding a large suitcase.

7. C. B. & Q. Depot , 1888 to 1911 C. B. & Q. Depot , 1888 to 1911 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroads; Railroad cars; Railroad facilities; Railroad freight cars; Railroad locomotives; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad rails; Railroad stations (Galesburg, Ill.); Railroad tracks; Cupolas; Weather vanes; Image shows the rear of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railraod passenger depot in Galesburg, Ill. There is a steam locomotive with a coal car, what appears to be a mail and freight car and a passenger...

8. C. B. & Q. blacksmith crew C. B. & Q. blacksmith crew Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad employees; Railroad shops & yards; Railroads; Working class; Workshops; Employees; Blacksmiths; Blacksmithing; Forge shops; Men; Clothing & dress; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows 28 men who worked in the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad blacksmith shop. In front of them is an anvil, sledgehammers, tongs, etc. They are in front of what appears to be the entrance...

9. Sammies on to Berlin Sammies on to Berlin Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad stations (Galesburg, Ill.); Railroad travel; Railroads; World War, 1914-1918; Recruiting & enlistment; Men; Boys; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows a railroad passenger car at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad station in Galesburg, Illinois. There are several young men hanging out of the windows towards a large crowd on the...

10. Burlington Zephyr receiving bread delivery Burlington Zephyr receiving bread delivery Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Howe-Anderson Company (Galesburg, Ill.); Gummerson, Tinly; Railroads; Railroad companies; Railroad locomotives; Trucks; Men; Uniforms; Clothing & dress; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows the Burlington Zephyr train receiving a delivery of bread from the Howe-Anderson Company. There are two men standing on either side of the delivery truck which is parked near the front...

11. C. B. & Q. depot fire C. B. & Q. depot fire Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad stations; Fires; Fire fighting; Galesburg (Ill.). Fire Department; Smoke; Crowds; Spectators; Men; Women; Buildings; Bell towers; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows the Chicago, Burlington and Northern passenger depot in Galesburg, Illinois burning. The roof of the bell tower and the roof to the right are gone. Thick smoke is pouring out of the left...

12. Various Burlington train engines Various Burlington train engines Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad shops & yards; Railroad cars; Railroad companies; Railroad employees; Railroad facilities; Railroad freight cars; Railroad locomotives; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Men; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows three railroad engines with railroad cars attached. A coal burning engine and a deisel engine being the most prominent. The oldest of the three engines has the numbers 637 painted on the...

13. C. B. & Q. hump yards C. B. & Q. hump yards Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad cabooses; Railroad cars; Railroad companies; Railroad employees; Railroad freight cars; Railroad rails; Railroad switching; Railroad sidings; Railroad switching; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Railroad shops & yards; Railroads; Wooden buildings; Lampposts; Clothing & dress; Men; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows the Galesburg Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad hump yards. There are 10 men seated on the right with wooden buildings behind them. Freight and flat cars can be seen as well as a...

14. C. B. & Q. Railroad boiler gang C. B. & Q. Railroad boiler gang Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad employees; Railroad shops & yards; Railroad roundhouses; Railroad companies; Railroads; Employees; Working class; Workshops; Clothing & dress; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows 22 men who were employed in the boiler shop in Galesburg, Ill. by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. They are all wearing work clothes and all but three of the men are wearing...

15. [Galesburg Rotary trip] [Galesburg Rotary trip] Rotary Club (Galesburg, Ill.); Fraternal lodges; Clubs; Delegations; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroad stations (Galesburg, Ill.); Railroad cars; Railroad passenger cars; Railroad rails; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Railroad travel; Railroads; Men; Women; Groups; Clothing & dress; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows a large group of men and women standing at the rear exterior of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad passenger depot. They are standing under the covered boarding area. There is...

16. C. B. & Q. Station C. B. & Q. Station Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Railroads; Railroad stations; Street railroads; Carts & wagons; Galesburg (Ill.); Book illustrations Image of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad passenger depot located at the corner of Seminary and South Street in Galesburg, Illinois. Railroad and streetcar tracks can be seen in the foreground...

17. [Sieg Company and old model cars] [Sieg Company and old model cars] Sieg Company (Galesburg, Ill.); Chicago Motor Club (Galesburg, Ill.); Automobiles; Bunting; Men; Brick roads; Buildings; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows five old model cars parked in front of the Sieg Company. There are several men on the street inspecting the cars and all of the cars have drivers. The first car has a dog in the rumble...

18. Saying goodbye to selected Sammies Saying goodbye to selected Sammies Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; World War, 1914-1918; Draft; Crowds; Automobiles; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows a large crowd at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot saying goodbey to World War War I draftees. Approximately twelve automobiles can also be seen among the crowd and parked...

19. Gross Brothers Overall Factory Gross Brothers Overall Factory Gross Brothers Overall Factory (Galesburg, Ill.); Factories; Men; Women; Clothing & dress; Carts & wagons; Horses; Advertising; Galesburg (Ill.); Halftone photomechanical prints Image shows the Gross Brothers Overall Factory, a three-story brick building. Mostly women are standing around the building with a few men seated in an automobile on the right. Men are also in what appear...

20. C. B. & Q. Storehouse office C. B. & Q. Storehouse office Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company; Office workers; Desks; Office furniture; Office workers; Offices; Men; Women; Galesburg (Ill.); Photographic prints Photograph shows 17 men and women sitting at desks at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Storehouse office in Galesburg, Ill.
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