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| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Building also housed the Custom House. Corner of Milwaukee and Wisconisn Streets. |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Home of William Augustus Prentiss, built in 1836 and burned in 1845. Small two-story house. Four people are standing around the house. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Broadway in Milwaukee. Home has many peaks on the roof, and the drive to the entrance is on the right. |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the home of Charles Ray, 88 Prospect Street. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Reed Street from the corner of South Water Street. This depot served the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Wisconsin Central, and the M... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Southeast corner of Second and Sycamore Streets, later the site of a large street railway building. The picture was taken shortly after the interior was d... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. On Spring Street. Front of church along the road, with trees on each side. |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Elevated view over Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) and Jackson Street towards the cathedral, which has a large clock tower. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Jackson Street. Tower missing the top two levels of later images. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View of St. John's Catherdral with the original tower. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | On the site of the Layton art gallery, on the northeast corner of East Mason and North Jefferson Streets. A man is standing at a corner light post. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Elevated stereograph of East Water Street showing City Hall. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Bradley & Metcalf building in the 300 block of East Water Street. On the corner first floor is Booth & Maynard's store which was located... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Walter Allen School, with a woman in a carriage parked in front. The Walter Allen School was an elementary school located at 1657 South Third S... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Emil Wallber house with four people standing near the entrance. Wallber was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1884-1888. The location of the... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee River near the Milwaukee settlement. People are depicted doing work in boats along the shore. Original is a pen and ink drawing, presumably made ... |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | Drawing of a Native American man looking into the Milwaukee settlement. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Image drawn by Franz Hölzlhuber of early Milwaukee settlement with a horse-drawn carriage, as well as industry and a railroad. The text on the image reads:... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Corner of Mitchell and S. 5th Street. The twin towered building seen today was completed in 1873. |
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