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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of door details at Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
Postcard

Tallman House Parlor

Date: 1956
Description: View of chairs and a table set around the fireplace. A mirror is above the fireplace, and a grandmother clock is against the far wall. The windows flanking...
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Tallman House

Date: 1950
Description: Interior view of a corner of the parlor and the open doorway to the conservatory.
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North Henry House Interior

Date: 1951
Description: An interior view of the living room toward the front of 524 North Henry Street. A man is sitting in a chair on the right near the windows.
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Herfurth House

Date: 1951
Description: The front parlor of the Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, with Mrs. Caleb Harrison (born Lucy Herfurth) sitting on a sofa. The house was built by The...
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Herfurth House

Date: 1952
Description: The newel post and front stairs of the Herfurth house, 703 East Gorham Street, as seen from the living room or parlor.
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Keyes Residence

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the Keyes residence, home of political leader Elisha W. Keyes. According to Keyes' daughter, Mrs. John C. Gaveney of Whitehall, Wisconsin, the...
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Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A view from inside the Doty House of the split lath boards, which are used to apply plaster on to create the interior walls of older houses, behind a broke...
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Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A view of the split lath boards, which are hung between wall beams to apply plaster to create the interior wall, inside of the Doty house.
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Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A detailed view of the split lath boards, thin boards nailed to the walls of a house so that plaster may be applied to create the interior wall, in the Dot...
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Graham Ceiling

Date: 1910
Description: The ceiling of the living room of the Frederick Graham residence. Built in 1872-1873, on the northwest corner of Racine and 13th Streets.
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Villa Louis

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of the front hallway of Villa Louis.
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Pierce House Interior

Date: 1888
Description: An interior view of the so-called Pierce house, at 424 North Pinckney Street, on the corner of Gilman Street.
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Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the Pierce home at 424 North Pinckney Street. The house was built about 1857.
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William F. Vilas House Library

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Description: Interior view of the William F. Vilas house, showing the library after remodeling.
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Benjamin Walker Castle Entryway

Date: 10 1893
Description: An exterior view of the rear doorway to the Banjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block of East Gorham Street.
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Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 12 07 1909
Description: The Main Hall of the Milwaukee Auditorium. Set for the Charity Ball with many flower arrangements and seats.
Print

Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 1910
Description: Advertisement for Auditorium with capacity information (total 15,700), purposes (Exhibitions, Conventions, Meetings, Lectures, Concerts, Dances, Circus, et...
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Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 1910
Description: Main hall with description of location. Hall was 225 feet long, 100 feet wide and 65 feet high. Also gives basement size under main hall (36,000 square f...
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Bijou Opera House

Date: 1889
Description: Souvenir Booklet for the opening night of August 19. Interior view showing part of the stage, floor seating, stairs, and the three levels of balcony seati...

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