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Centennial Souvenir Post Card
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Two aerial views of Waukesha, looking east. Captions read: "Centennial Souvenir Post Card 1834-1934," "Waukesha Wisconsin — 1860 (Lookng East)" and "Waukesha, Wisconsin — 1934 (Looking East) Aerial View by W.S. O'Brien."
1860
O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Avenue
1907
View down center of Wisconsin Avenue, looking east. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Avenue, Looking East, Waukesha, Wis."
Cutler House
1890
Souvenir postcard showing a view of the Cutler house and Morris D. Cutler. Caption reads: "Souvenir postcard of centennial celebration of the founding of Waukesha, Wis. Morris D. Cutler at his home...
Aerial Photography Business Card
1925
The business card of Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien, a pioneer in aerial photography in Wisconsin. The illustration shows him sitting on the wing of a Curtiss Jenny. Walking on the wing to th...
Aerial View of Isthmus
1940
Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
