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Electric railroads -- Wisconsin

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

L. M. Berry Collection of Midwest Interurban Schedules (MS-671)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-671
Abstract

The collection consists of interurban train schedules for cities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The schedules include information about the train lines, arrival and departure times, stations, distances, and sometimes fares, as well as advertisements and often a short business directory for the particular city. The advertisements were sold by L. M. Berry, later founder of L. M. Berry and Company, an extremely successful telephone directory publishing company.

Dates: 1907-1911, 1918

Interurban Schedules (SC-272)

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SC-272
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 10 interurban schedules from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The schedules are from the years 1909 and 1910. As expected, each schedule provides departure and arrival times of the interurban. There is also a list of local businesses on the back of each schedule card as well as an advertisement.

Dates: 1909-1910