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| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | 462 Virginia Street. The buildings on the left are the old Melms Brewery located at the south side of the Menomonee Valley. About 1857 C.T. Melms organized... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Corner of 706 North Jefferson Street; from a booklet of collotype views published by the photographer. The building has a turret with a rounded roof. At th... |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | First building of Milwaukee College planned by Catherine E. Beecher. Front of building with gothic detailing in the architecture. |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. This building, which was destroyed by fire in 1866, was located in the commercial district known as Market Square. The Square was actually a t... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of river looking north from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. A pier with a small building and poster boards extends into the water from the bott... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Part of a bridge is visible in the lower left corner. Under the bridge is a floating pier with advertisements painted on its sides. Another br... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | North of Huron Street Bridge looking toward point near Grand Avenue crossing. A ship with several masts is docked on the river, and several large building... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph; looking down a wide, tree-lined dirt road. A fence is visible behind the tree line on the right. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | The original barn at the home of Daniel L. Wells, 78 Prospect Avenue. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Water tower of the Milwaukee water works, North Point. |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Ninth Street and Grand Avenue. House sits behind trees and a lawn. The main house is in the center, and a greenhouse, with a domes roof, branches off the... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Formerly the Richter, Schubert and Dick office building. Seven-story building with a rounded corner next to the alleyway. The word Merrill is above one e... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph; front of music hall along the road, with a horse and carriage team in front of the entrance. Buildings can also be seen in the left backgroun... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Also the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company building. Large building on the corner of National Avenue, with a sign for the National Exchange Bank p... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Looking northwest. Designed by Edward Townsend Mix, the building is said to be Wisconsin's premier example of the Victorian Gothic style of ar... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. From the northeast (contrary to photographer's description.) A large tree stands in the center of the image along the drive, with the home be... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Detail of map including plans of the National Soldiers' home. |
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