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Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad [Furlough Train Ticket]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.148.03 Author/Creator: Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad Place Written: Great Lakes, Illinois Type: Ephemera Date: 21 November 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 3 cm, Width: 5.7 cm Order a Copy

One train ticket for Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 21, 1943. Ticket is marked Furlough, and is stamped on the back with the date and "Great Lakes Main Gate"

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

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