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State Fair Park

Date: 1960
Description: The State Fairgrounds where a 200-mile "big car" race took place. The park is one of the five largest outdoor expositions in the country.
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Otto Falk House

Date: 1964
Description: Exterior of building just prior to demolition. At the time, the building was occupied by the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Three and one-half story...
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Fred Miller Theatre

Date: 1965
Description: Nighttime view of theater entrance. Doorway has a fabric overhang with the theatre name printed on each side. Posters for Robert Lewis and Tom Daily flan...
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Greek Orthodox Church

Date: 1962
Description: Partial view of the building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. On the left is a cross on a pillar section, with a plant bowl on top of a block in front. A...
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Immanuel Presbyterian Church

Date: 1969
Description: Exterior of church.
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Jones Island

Date: 1961
Description: Shoreline of Lake Michigan. This is mainly a commercial fishing community, and some of the Lake Michigan ferry boats dock here. A pole with a lifesaving ri...
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Marine Plaza

Date: 1961
Description: View of building under construction from a boat on the river.
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Marquette Statue

Date: 1960
Description: Statue of the monk with a cross in his left hand and his right hand upraised. Behind the statue is a plaque with a carving of an Indian in a canoe near a s...
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Miller Brewing Co.

Date: 1960
Description: Administration Building. A two-story building with an sign and a symbol of a tall beer of glass flanked by two stalks of a plant on the front entrance of t...
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1962
Description: Winter scene with two women walking in the snow on Wisconsin Avenue at Ninth Street, Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee Institute of Technology

Date: 1960
Description: An adjunct of the Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools.
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Municipal Building

Date: 1966
Description: Angled view of building. An older brick building with a domed tower is behind the Municipal building.
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Pabst Theatre Stage Entrance

Date: 1968
Description: Exterior of stage entrance. The state door is below a fire escape that connects to a white balcony to the right. Below the balcony is a poster for the Mil...
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Cityscape near Lake Michigan

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of the city looking north along the shore of Lake Michigan.
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View of Center of City

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of city looking west, showing breweries and the center of the city.
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Northwest Milwaukee

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of a northwest section of the city.
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Elevated View of Buildings

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of the city looking south and west.
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Aerial View of St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 1966
Description: St. Mary's Hospital and surrounding area. In the bottom left corner is the water tower.

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