Thomas Manz Slide Collection, 1925-1972
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Summary Information
Title: Thomas Manz Slide Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1925-1972

Creator:
  • Manz, Thomas R.R.
Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 45

Quantity: 0.3 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Repository:
Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:
Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:
The collection contains 459 black and white and color slides, mainly depicting streetcars and trains, primarily from the Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) and The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMER&L). Also included in the collection are a small number of slides of the Milwaukee Harbor, the General Mitchell International Airport, and images of the Milwaukee lakefront.

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Language: English

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Biography/History

TMER&T Co. was the antecedent of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER&L) after it reorganized in 1938. TMER&L, and later TMER&T, provided streetcar service within the City of Milwaukee and interurban access between the city, the suburbs, and other small towns in the area, reaching as far as Madison and Green Bay. In 1951 the last of the interurban lines were closed down. In 1958 the last streetcar in Milwaukee ceased operation. Electric locomotives from the company would continue to be used at power plants in the area until the early 1970s. The Chicago & North Western Railroad got its start in 1859 and ended in 1995 when it was purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad. It provided rail service to varying degrees throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The C&NW was one of the major railroads that provided service to Milwaukee.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of 459 mostly black and white slides, with some in color. While the majority of the slides are undated, the collection covers dates that range widely between the early 1900s through the 1970s. Many of the slides are reproductions created in the 1980s, but some are older. While the collection is mainly of trains, streetcars, and interurbans, there are also slides relating to ships, trucks, and airplanes. The majority of the collection is of TMER&L and C&NW locomotives, cars, tracks, and depots.

Series 1 contains 142 slides of TMER&L streetcars and interurbans, tracks and bridges, work cars and locomotives, stations, yards and depots, timetables, trackless trolleys, and buses. Series 2 consists of 252 slides of C&NW bridges, cars, locomotives, maps of the Milwaukee area, portraits, publications, stations, yards and depots, timetables, tracks and equipment, and trains. Series 3 consists of other companies and locations, such as the Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, and the Santa Fe Railroad. The Milwaukee Harbor is represented with slides of ships, ferries, and other activities related to the port. The trucking industry is represented by the Gateway Transportation Co.’s facilities and trucks. The Milwaukee Lakefront, the Bay View Rolling Mills, as well as General Mitchell International Airport, including a Capital Airlines Vickers Viscount airplane, are also present.

Arrangement of the Materials

The collection is arranged into the following series:

  1. The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER&L), 1927-1970
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (C&NW), 1925-1972
  3. Other Railroads and Locations, 1958-1969

The collection is arranged by company, then by subject, and then within the subject by date or locomotive/car number, depending on the subject area.

Preferred Citation

Thomas Manz Slide Collection, 1925-1972, Collection 45. Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Alternate Format

Selections from this collection have been digitized and are available in the Thomas Manz Slide digital collection.

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Administrative/Restriction Information
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view collections from the Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.


Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).


Acquisition Information

Donated by Thomas Manz of Lima, NY on November 20th, 1991. Materials accessioned as a Historic Photo Collection.


Processing Information

Processed by Rose Fortier, Historic Photo Librarian, September 2010.


Contents List
Series: 1. The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER&L), 1927-1970
Streetcars and Interurbans
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   1
Postcard of interurban on Grand Ave. in Port Washington, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   2
People waiting to embark interurban in Burlington, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   3
Open streetcar #708, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   4
Open streetcar #708 and streetcar #1013, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   5
Route 16, streetcar #925 in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   6
Route 16, streetcar #554 among streets crowded with pedestrians in downtown Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   7
Route 14, Holton-Mitchell streetcar in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   8
Route 10, streetcar #726 in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   9
Streetcar viewed from overhead at corner of 3rd & Wisconsin Ave., 1940
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   10
Passengers disembarking from streetcar in downtown Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   11
Streetcar, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   12
Streetcar stranded in city street during a blizzard in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   13
Streetcar #810, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   14
Streetcar #985, special route to stadium, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   15
Interurban at Cedar Grove, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   16
Streetcars #937, #955, and others at yard in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   17
Streetcar #965 on Marshall St outside C&NW depot, 1939
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   18
Route 36, streetcar #920 going through carwash, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   19
Unidentified interurbans in Racine, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   20
Passengers embarking streetcar #835 in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   21
Route 19, streetcar #607 and other streetcars lined up on street in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   22
Unidentified streetcar or interurban, undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   23
Route 27, streetcar #970 on Milwaukee St., undated
Box   1
Folder   1
Slide   24
Passengers wait to cross street having just disembarked from unidentified streetcar, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   1
Route 19, streetcar #468, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   2
Route 18, National to Fond du Lac, streetcar #925, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   3
Police direct traffic in front of a Route 18 streetcar, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   4
Streetcar turning at intersection, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   5
Color slide of Route 37 streetcar passing an interurban to Cedarburg, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   6
Color slide of Route 15, Vliet to Capitol, streetcar,
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   7-9
Color slide of Route 15, Vliet to Capitol, streetcar #639, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   10-11
Color slide of Route 10, streetcar #639, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   12
Color slide of interurban #1121 to Illinois near Milwaukee Road Everett Street station, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   13
Color slide of streetcar #882, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   14
Color slide of unidentified interurban, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   15
Color slide of last Speedrail, local #37, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   16
Color slide of unidentified locomotive in car barn, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   17
Streetcar operator training, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   18
Employees finish repairs on Route 12, #95X streetcar, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   19
Employees work on repairing streetcar #1133, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   20
Damaged #112 streetcar, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   21
Streetcar #1002 lying on its side after accident, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   22
Streetcar #624 with damaged door, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   23
Workers pose next to unidentified streetcar lying on its side, undated
Box   1
Folder   2
Slide   24
Burned out hulks of multiple unidentified streetcars, undated
Tracks and Bridges
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   1
600 class streetcar on Menomonee Valley viaduct, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   2
Rapid Transit bridge, 1928
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   3
Color postcard of interurban on Wells St. viaduct, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   4-5
Wells St. viaduct, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   6
Interurban on Wells St. viaduct, Miller Brewery in background, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   7
Interurbans cross unidentified bridge, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   8
Bridge in Menomonee Valley, 1937
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   9
Streetcars cross unidentified bridge possibly in Menomonee Valley, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   10
Bridge over cemetery at National Soldiers’ Home leading into Soldiers’ Home station, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   11
Bridge at west junction, 1927
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   12
Color postcard of tracks through downtown Wauwatosa, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   13
Tracks through downtown Wauwatosa, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   14
Tracks down Grand Ave. (now Wisconsin Ave.), Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   15
Tracks at Bluemound Rd., undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   16
Tracks at the gravel pit in Waukesha, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   17
Tracks by Lake Nagawicka, undated
Box   1
Folder   3
Slide   18-24
Unidentified tracks, undated
Work Cars and Locomotives
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   1
freight car B48, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   2
freight cars B30, B50 and others, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   3
M33 freight car, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   4
TMER&L excavation machine deposits earth into small open car, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   5
track maintenance vehicle, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   6
color slide of plow D5 at Lakeside, 1968
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   7
Motor Transport Co. truck #106 at station, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   8
work being done on tracks at night, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   9
workers dump dirt down an embankment, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   10
4-4-0 steam locomotive, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   11
steam locomotive, undated
Box   1
Folder   4
Slide   12-14
electric locomotive L9, 1968-1970
Station and Yards, Portrait, and Timetables
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   1
Milwaukee Northern station at Cedarburg, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   2-3
Cold Springs yard, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   4-6
Fiebrantz Station, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   7
Five Points stop on Waukesha Line, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   8
Lake Park depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   9
Lakeside Power Plant depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   10
Moorland Rd. stop, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   11
TMER&L and Milwaukee Road yard at Powerton, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   12-15
Public Service Building in Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   16-18
Public Service Building interior, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   19
Soldiers’ Home station, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   20
Waterford, WI depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   21
West Side Railway car barn, undated
Box   1
Folder   5
Slide   22-24
Unidentified depots and stations, undated
Box   1
Folder   6
Slide   1-7
Unidentified depots and stations, undated
Box   1
Folder   6
Slide   8
President John I. Beggs, undated
Box   1
Folder   6
Slide   9-10
July 1903 timetable, undated
Trackless Trolleys and Buses
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   1
Route 21, trackless trolley #58, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   2
Route 22, trackless trolley #128, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   3
Trackless trolley #143, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   4
Route 13, trackless trolley #270, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   5
Route 21, trackless trolley #322, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   6-9
Unidentified trackless trolleys, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   10
Route 52, bus #69, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   11-12
Express bus #685, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   13
Route 21, bus #793, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   14
Route 21, bus #703, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   15
Bus #1203, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   16
Route 12, bus #131, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   17
Transportation of TMER&L buses by rail, undated
Box   1
Folder   7
Slide   18-22
Unidentified buses, undated
Series: 2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (C&NW), 1925-1972
⇧
Bridges and Cars
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   1
Bartlett Ave. bridge, Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   2
Capitol Dr. bridge, Shorewood, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   3
Estabrook Park bridge, Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   4-7
Folsom St. bridge, Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   8-9
Kinnickinnic River bridge, Milwaukee, 1972
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   10-11
Lafayette Place bridge, Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   12-19
Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Milwaukee, 1925, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   20
Milwaukee River bridge, Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   21
footbridge to Riverside Park, Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   22
Sheboygan River bridge, Sheboygan, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   9
Slide   23-24
Unidentified bridges, undated
Box   1
Folder   10
Slide   1-24
Unidentified bridges, undated
Box   1
Folder   11
Slide   1-5
Unidentified bridges, undated
Box   1
Folder   11
Slide   6-10
Passenger cars, undated
Box   1
Folder   11
Slide   11
Freight car, undated
Locomotives
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   1-2
Steam locomotive, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   3-4
4-4-0 steam locomotives, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   6
2-8-0 steam locomotive #1564, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   7
Steam locomotive #2561, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   8
Steam locomotive #3025, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   9
Steam locomotive #2493, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   10
Steam locomotives #3016, 3014, 3031, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   11
4-6-0 steam locomotive #1180, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   12
Steam locomotive #2614, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   13
Steam locomotive #3013, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   14
Steam locomotive #400, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   15
Steam locomotive #1479, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   16
Steam locomotive, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   17
Steam locomotive #614, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   18
Steam locomotive #1153, undated
Box   1
Folder   12
Slide   19-23
Diesel locomotives, undated
Maps, Portraits, Publications
Box   1
Folder   13
Slide   1-11
Maps of Milwaukee areas, undated
Box   1
Folder   13
Slide   12-13
Group portraits, unidentified, undated
Box   1
Folder   13
Slide   14-17
Advertising and publications, undated
Stations, Yards, and Depots
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   1-3
Allis-Chalmers depot in West Allis, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   4
Depot at Brooklyn, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   5-8
Yards at Butler, WI, 1951
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   9
Depot at Cedar Grove, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   10
Chase yard, 1962
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   11
Depot at Fond du Lac, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   12-13
Milwaukee freight yards, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   14-15
Depot at Madison, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   16
Depot at Marshall St., Milwaukee, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   17-18
North approach to Milwaukee Depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   19
Milwaukee Depot landfill, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   20
Tracks outside Milwaukee Depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   21
North approach to Milwaukee Depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   14
Slide   22-24
Tracks outside Milwaukee Depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   15
Slide   1-5
Original Milwaukee Depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   15
Slide   6-10
Postcards of Milwaukee Depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   15
Slide   11-24
Milwaukee Depot exterior, undated
Box   1
Folder   16
Slide   1-14
Milwaukee Depot exterior, undated
Box   1
Folder   16
Slide   15-18
Milwaukee Depot demolition, undated
Box   1
Folder   16
Slide   19-24
Milwaukee Depot interior, undated
Box   1
Folder   17
Slide   1-4
Milwaukee Depot interior, undated
Box   1
Folder   17
Slide   5
National Ave. depot, undated
Box   1
Folder   17
Slide   6-9
Depot at Racine, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   17
Slide   10
Depot at Rapid City, SD, undated
Box   1
Folder   17
Slide   11-12
Depot at St. Francis, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   17
Slide   13
Depot at Waunakee, WI, undated
Box   1
Folder   17
Slide   14-17
Unidentified depots, undated
Timetables, Tracks and Equipment
Box   1
Folder   18
Slide   1-5
Timetables, undated
Box   1
Folder   18
Slide   6-9
Tracks and equipment on postcards, undated
Box   1
Folder   18
Slide   10-24
Tracks and equipment, undated
Box   1
Folder   19
Slide   1-17
Tracks and equipment, undated
Trains
Box   1
Folder   20
Slide   1-23
Trains, undated
Series: 3. Other Railroads and Locations, 1958-1969
⇧
Milwaukee Road, Soo Line, and Others
Box   1
Folder   8
Slide   1
Milwaukee & Suburban Transit (M&ST), Fiebrantz Ave. bus station, 1969
Box   1
Folder   8
Slide   2-5
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat & Power Company (WI Traction) interurbans, undated
Box   1
Folder   8
Slide   6-7
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat & Power Company (WI Traction) trackage, undated
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   1-4
Milwaukee Road Dome Car, 1958
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   5-6
Milwaukee Road Dome Car interior, 1958
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   7
Baldwin Locomotive Works demonstration model, undated
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   8
LCRR (possibly Lincoln Central Railroad), steam locomotive, undated
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   9
Lake Shore Limited 4-6-0 steam locomotive #604, undated
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   10
Soo Line depot at Almena, WI, undated
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   11-14
Soo Line freight cars, Minneapolis, MN, 1958
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   15-16
Soo Line covered hopper freight cars, 1958
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   17-18
Santa Fe Railroad DF Insulated freight car interiors, 1958
Box   2
Folder   1
Slide   19-24
Milwaukee Road freight cars, 1958
Milwaukee Harbor and Gateway Transportation Co.
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   1-2
Norwegian ship Veslefjell loading or unloading, 1958
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   3-4
Norwegian ship Veslefjell, 1958
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   5-7
Car and rail ferry Spartan, 1958
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   8-9
Loading ferry Spartan, 1958
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   10-11
Motor cargo ferry loading platform, 1958
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   12
A.O. Smith girder in harbor to be loaded, 1958
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   13
View of parking at Milwaukee Harbor, 1958
Box   2
Folder   2
Slide   14-17
Gateway Transportation Co. facilities and trucks, 1958
Mitchell Airport, Trucks, Milwaukee lakefront
Box   2
Folder   3
Slide   1-6
General Mitchell International Airport, 1958
Box   2
Folder   3
Slide   7-8
Capital Airlines Vickers Viscount N7243 at Mitchell Airport, 1958
Box   2
Folder   3
Slide   9
Clark Transport trucks carrying automobiles, 1958
Box   2
Folder   3
Slide   10-12
Semi truck with sleeper cab, 1958
Box   2
Folder   3
Slide   13-16
Views of Milwaukee’s lakefront through the decades, undated
Box   2
Folder   3
Slide   17
Aerial view of the Bay View Rolling Mills, undated