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Catch a train along with this #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a 5-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ black and white postcard featuring men and women stand outside the Burlington Depot waiting for the train. Railroad tracks run next to a one-story brick building. On the left side of the picture are a large pile of boxes and a wagon with milk jugs on it. Printed on the postcard is: 15, Burlington Depot, Fairmont, Neb. The Burlington Depot in Fairmont was built in 1885 and acclaimed as the best depot west of Lincoln in 1886. In 1887, the Burlington Railroad put on a fast train from Chicago to Denver, and Fairmont was selected as the only stopping point between Lincoln and Hastings. Twenty-nine trains ran through Fairmont every 24 hours.

This image is owned and published by the Fairmont Public Library. In partnership with the Fillmore County Historical Society, they’ve digitized photographs from their collections depicting the history of Fillmore County. The photographs in this collection include images of local businesses, schools, and churches, as well as the Fairmont Army Airfield, which was used during World War II.

See this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive!

The Nebraska Memories archive is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information.