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Wabash Railroad on the St. Louis Bridge
Photograph Wabash passenger train on the St. Louis Bridge heading to St. Louis, MO. Photo taken Aug 28, 1898. Print from the J. K. Stafford Collection of negatives taken in the late 1890's and early 1900's which were in possession of Mr. and Mrs.…
Illinois Terminal Bridge Construction
Photograph of the Illinois Terminal Bridge construction over the Sangamon River. J. K. Stafford was probably Decatur's first industrial photographer. For 26 years he was employed by the Decatur Bridge Company and during this time took hundreds of…
Wabash Railroad Bridge, Decatur, IL.
Photograph of the Wabash Railroad Bridge, Decatur, IL. printed on a postcard.
Photograph of Interurban Railroad Bridge over Steven's Creek
Photograph of the interurban railroad bridge over Steven's Creek, date unknown.
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park Bridge during Construction
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park bridge while under construction. This bridge was completed in August of 1907.
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. St. Louis Bridge
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. St. Louis Bridge, taken December 1st, 1912. Caption: A crew of men with a steam engine has been working under the railroad track on this bridge most of the summer. It has been a curious sight to see an upright boiler…
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park Bridge
Photograph of the Wabash R.R. Faries Park bridge after its completion in 1907. At the time it was said to be one of the biggest concrete jobs in the world.