Brumder Building | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Brumder Building

Brumder Building | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View from street towards a streetcar passing in front of the 1872 Brumder building located, according to a note of the reverse of the photograph, "on N. E. corner of Plankington [sic] Ave. and Kilbourn." When the building was constructed, N. Plankinton was called West Water Street. George Brumder's bookstore and Germania Printing offices were located on the first floor of this building; the family lived on the second floor. There are pedestrians on both sides of the street and a horse-drawn wagon on the left.
DESCRIPTION
View from street towards a streetcar passing in front of the 1872 Brumder building located, according to a note of the reverse of the photograph, "on N. E. corner of Plankington [sic] Ave. and Kilbourn." When the building was constructed, N. Plankinton was called West Water Street. George Brumder's bookstore and Germania Printing offices were located on the first floor of this building; the family lived on the second floor. There are pedestrians on both sides of the street and a horse-drawn wagon on the left.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:138908
Creation Date:circa 1895
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH Milwaukee Mss 229.1.4
Original Dimensions:5 x 4 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Image ID: 138451 is an earlier view of this building, taken prior to the addition of a mansard style fourth story.
SUBJECTS
Streetcars
Streets
Horses
Show windows
Horse-drawn vehicles
Pedestrians
Architectural details
Brickwork
Commercial buildings
Central business districts
Cities and towns
Sidewalks
Outdoor photography

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