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Chicago and North Western Railway Company

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Chicago and North Western Railway Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-CNW
Abstract

Records of the Chicago and North Western Railway, including abstracts of title for Cook County, Illinois, properties of this company and its predecessor firms, together with personnel records. Also 3 boxes of "North Western Line" quarterly publications, approximately 300 black and white 8x10 prints from the mid 20th century of railroad scenes from Chicago area communities, and scattered annual reports of the C&NW Railroad from 1861-1969.

Dates: 1847-1970s

LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Railroad Timetables and Advertising Materials

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blommaert 2
Abstract

Railroad timetables, guides, advertising material, and other railroad ephemera collected by LeRoy Blommaert. Materials document over a century of railroad travel and tourism throughout the United States, with some items from Canada, Mexico, England, and Switzerland.

Dates: 1850-1982; Majority of material found within 1850 - 1970