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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Night view of tower and Memorial Drive. Cars are parked in front of the tower. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Lithograph showing the projected plan for the memorial. Monument is on top of a hill, looking out over the city, with a fenced off park area. Seven people ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Davidson Theatre and Hotal at 135-137 Third Street. Signs for advertisements identify the buildings that are visible. Carriages and people are on the road... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Formerly the home of Alexander Mitchell, at West Wisconsin Avenue and Tenth Street; in 1917 it became the Wisconsin Club. Entrance gate in the winter. Wr... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Entrance to large home. Part of porch as well as side of house visible. Curved stairs lead up to the porch. Door flanked by columns with highly detailed c... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Club building exterior. Club has three levels, with a five story tower. Originally a home turned into a club, the building has many windows, a few balconie... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Side view of the statue on a plinth with Celtic designs, with his right hand holding a horn resting on his hip. The statue is located in Juneau Park. On th... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of new wing under construction. A fence separates the wing from the road. |
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| Description: | Church located at the corner of Broadway and Division Streets. A group of men, women and children stand at the corner near a large lamp post. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Afermath of the fire of June 4, 1905. A chimney and some burnt out walls still stand. The area around the ruins is fenced off. The top of the building t... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Stereograph; image of building before it was destroyed by fire in 1905. View from across the street. Two small groups of children sit on both sides of the ... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Print advertising the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition. View of building with flags flying from almost every peak on the the roof. Pedestrians and horse-dra... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building from across the street. Four stories tall with a small section of peaked and decorated roof at the corner. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | At the corner of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Streets; the present site of T.A. Chapman Store. View of building from across the street. Three men stand in fro... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | The smokestack is several inches out of plumb, which was the reason the photographer took the photograph. Located on a waterfront. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | West from Third Street. Advertising signs for Schlitz, People's Credit Clothing Co., Peoples Dentist, and other businesses line the buildings along the roa... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| 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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| Description: | Elevated view toward the building on a street corner. The intersection in front is crowded with pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, and trolleys. Nine flags... |
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