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| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the west side of East Water Street. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue looking west, with the RKO Riverside Theatre on the right, and a large Christmas sign on the corner of a building on th... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Milwaukee River with large sailing ship - a two-masted schooner - entering the port. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Dousman Warehouse, East Water Street. Originally located on the wharf parallel with the river. Built and used by George and Talbot, brothers of Hercules Do... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of downtown with City Hall and Milwaukee River. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | City Hall near the Milwaukee River. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Elevated view down Wells Street from the first Wisconsin National Bank Building. Commerce office on lower left. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Section of the factory at a crossroads with road construction workers outside. Name of company visible on building. |
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| Description: | Building with three levels, a porch and two balconies across the front of the house, a roof, and a man with a telescope in a belvedere in the center of the... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Flyer for the Red Arrow Club of Milwaukee, located at 774 North Broadway. 32nd Division. Several cars parked in front of the five story building. A sign fo... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Front of armory on Broadway Street, which has a single turret and a sign that reads "Light Horse Squadron Armory." Housed the Light Squadron of the Wiscons... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the building. Image has several cars and two people in front. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Axtell House, located at Walker's point on the corner of S. Water and Ferry Streets. There are pedestrians on the bridge over the river. |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Axtell House building, with a storefront next to it advertising "Clothing Hats Caps Sailors Outfits". A bridge is on the left and a man... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa... |
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| Description: | Statue with City Hall behind. Building has large neon letters that say "Be Kind to Animals Week". Monument is a memorial by John H. Mahoney to Henry Bergh,... |
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| Description: | Southside Brewery, formerly the Melm's Brewery. A bridge, a boat, a river, several small buildings, and horse-drawn vehicles are in the foreground. Caption... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | House from the east elevation. Part of Historic American Buildings. Image has a brick road, telephone poles and wire, and a building in the back with a s... |
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