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1930s cars in the parking lot as the streamlined Hiawatha arrives

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Gary Garth McCann

A train figures into Double Indemnity but not this Milwaukee Road Hiawatha because the novel was set in L.A. But this photo, taken in Greater Milwaukee and credited to the railroad, gives the feel of the era. Photo reproduced from The Hiawatha Story by Jim Scribbins.

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Women’s fashion, mid-1930s, courtesy of Milwaukee Road

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Gary Garth McCann

This view of the well-dressed woman alighting from the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha was used to advertise the new streamliner that went into service between Chicago and St. Paul-Minneapolis in the summer of 1935. Photo by the railroad, reproduced from The … Continue reading →

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