Elevated View of Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Elevated View of Street

Elevated View of Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Elevated view of street through a neighborhood from a railroad embankment. A truck and driver can be seen in the intersection. An elevated bridge is just visible in the background. Text at foot of photograph reads, "39th St. 17+45 Looking North from Line." Handwritten in ink at top, "Ex. 21, ER, 10-30-25."
DESCRIPTION
Elevated view of street through a neighborhood from a railroad embankment. A truck and driver can be seen in the intersection. An elevated bridge is just visible in the background. Text at foot of photograph reads, "39th St. 17+45 Looking North from Line." Handwritten in ink at top, "Ex. 21, ER, 10-30-25."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:98918
Creation Date: 10 30 1925
Creator Name:Milwaukee Electric, Railway, and Light Co.
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Railroad Commission of Wisconsin formal case files: convenience and necessity, 1905-1931
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M96-151 PH Box 14
Original Dimensions:10 x 8.125 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Used in the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Rephotography Project. Paired with WHi (Baugnet)12 in PH 6044.

These images were created by the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin as evidence for "determinations of convenience and necessity for railroad and utility installations and alterations." The photographer was standing on the railroad grade or tracks when taking the photo.

SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress
Dwellings
Porches
Yards
Alleys
Cities and towns
Neighborhoods
Automobiles
Bridges
Pedestrians
Roads
Trucks
Trees
Fences
Men
Outdoor photography

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Reference Details
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