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This photograph shows a pulley lifting up a boxcar. Several
people are gathered to watch. A wrecking crew would be called to come to the site to clean up after the accident. They would use a pulley to right the train, clean it and the tracks from…

This photograph shows an old stock car leaning to the left of the main railroad track. The passing track is on the right. The old stock car would have been used to transport cattle. The cattle would have walked up the ramp and into the stock car. …

This photograph shows the train wreck in Galena with men, women and children gathered in groups. Some men are sitting atop the wreckage, and a women in a white dress is coming down the hill.

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This photograph shows the Galena Post Office when it was on the west side of Galena square.

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This photograph shows a train wreck in Galena, Ohio. Men, women and children are at the site looking at the aftermath. The main track is on the left, the passing track is on the right.

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This photograph shows Frank McMahon's garage and three automobiles waiting for service.

This postcard points to the location of the Hughes Smythe Factory on Yankee Street.

This postcard shows an unpaved Depot Street where the Galena train station was located. When Galena ceased to be a stop, the road was renamed North Walnut.

This photograph shows a machine that is used to make new streets. The machine shown here is building Holmes Street in Galena, Ohio. In addition to the driver, there are 6 children, 2 adults and what appears to be a teenager on the machine.


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This photograph shows Frank McMahon's garage in the background. Standing in front of garage from left to right are Frank McMahon, Cyres Hess, and Harry Mantor on the right. A dog is standing in front of Frank.