Ableman depot World War I era

Ablemans, WI. Photo taken about WWI, section crew had just finished putting on new roof and crossing ramp. Man on right, E.C. Bentley, depot agent; 5th from right, John Hindes, C&NW bridge foreman; 8th from left, John Hubbe, Section man. Photo donated by Eliot Carlin, Baraboo, in memory of his father Herman J. Carlin who lived in Ableman and worked for the C&NW from 1900 to about 1920. MCRM collection

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Ablemans, WI. Photo taken about WWI, section crew had just finished putting on new roof and crossing ramp. Man on right, E.C. Bentley, depot agent; 5th from right, John Hindes, C&NW bridge foreman; 8th from left, John Hubbe, Section man. Photo donated by Eliot Carlin, Baraboo, in memory of his father Herman J. Carlin who lived in Ableman and worked for the C&NW from 1900 to about 1920. MCRM collection