File:Olympian Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul circa 1914.JPG

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Description Postcard photo of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad's "The Olympian", which promoted it as being the "fast train" to the Pacific Northwest. The railroad ran a slower train on the same route called "The Columbian".
Date Postmark appears to be from 1914-hard to make out.
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eBay item

front and back of card
Author Looks like F.C. Kraus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin--this is faint and faded and partially obscured by the written message.


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current21:45, 21 February 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:45, 21 February 2012681 × 435 (98 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk | contribs)Card has been cropped and auto corrected.
21:44, 21 February 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:44, 21 February 2012715 × 920 (86 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Postcard photo of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad's "The Olympian", which promoted it as being the "fast train" to the Pacific Northwest. The railroad ran a slower train on the same route called "The Columbian". |S

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