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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking west on W. National Avenue from about S. 6th Street, towards a parade marching down National Avenue with a crowd of people watching, ... |
| Date: | 05 14 1924 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Merchant's and Manufacturer's Bank Building on the east side of N. Plankinton Avenue between W. Wisconsin Avenue and W. Wells Street. The ... |
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| Description: | The southeast corner of the Friend Brothers Clothing Company at N. Broadway and E. Michigan Street. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Pabst Theater Building at E. Wells and N. Water Street. The Hotel Blatz is on the left. |
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| Description: | Elevated view southeast from the courthouse at E. Kilbourn Avenue and N. Jackson Street. The Northwestern Mutual home office building and Chicago and North... |
| Date: | 06 19 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Caswell Block building at W. Wisconsin and N. Plankinton Avenues. |
| Date: | 11 29 1913 |
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| Description: | Park near hotels and Gimbels building. Caption reads: "View N.E. from C. M. & St. P. Depot". Presently, it is Zeidler Union Square on W. Everett Street bet... |
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| Description: | A view of Commission Row, known for its fresh produce markets, looking northwest on N. Broadway between E. Buffalo and E. Chicago Streets. |
| Date: | 09 04 1906 |
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| Description: | Three boys on the shore of Pewaukee Lake. One boy is fishing, while the other two observe. A boat dock and boathouse are in the background. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Large crowd of passengers on the whaleback excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus". |
| Date: | 08 21 1924 |
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| Description: | Interior of the National Drug Company, at 4801 W. Center Street. |
| Date: | 12 04 1916 |
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| Description: | Storefronts of Malik Brothers, Paul Binder, and Frank Beer Home Bakery. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | The Crystal Theater at N. 2nd Street between W. Wisconsin Avenue and W. Wells Street. |
| Date: | 07 04 1917 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathers for the dedication of the flag pole at Mitchell Park. The conservatory is in the background. |
| Date: | 09 01 1910 |
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| Description: | 27th Street viaduct looking north, Menomonee Valley area, with gas holders of the Milwaukee Gas Light Co. in the background. Pedestrians and wagons are cro... |
| Date: | 11 01 1916 |
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| Description: | Pavilion at Kosciusko Park lagoon at W. Lincoln Avenue and S. 7th Street. A rowboat is floating in the lagoon. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Crowd ice skating in a park, possibly Kosciuszko Park. |
| Date: | 10 06 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Polish parade in Kosciuszko Park at W. Becher and S. 8th Streets, with St. Josaphat's Basilica in the background. The Kosciuszko statue wa... |
| Date: | 01 11 1920 |
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| Description: | Crowd in Humboldt Park watching an ice skating race. Caption on glass plate reads: "Municipal Skating and Hockey Association, Inter City Meet". |
| Date: | 07 04 1917 |
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| Description: | Children canoeing in the pond with swans, while other children are watching. There are adults and children in the background near a building. |
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