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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Motorcyclist and Crowd

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Description: A motorcyclist drives down the middle of the road, possibly in a race, as a crowd looks on.
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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1912
Description: Street cars and busy pedestrian traffic mingle in this view of the 200 West Water Street block in downtown Milwaukee.
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Accident in Milwaukee

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Description: On-lookers observing an accident, in downtown Milwaukee, of the Hamman's Express Line, piano and furniture mover.
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Turn of the Century Milwaukee Traffic

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of busy street scene in downtown Milwaukee at the turn of the century showing a trolley, horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians near an interse...
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Horse-Drawn Fire Engine

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Description: Three men in a horse-drawn fire engine racing down a downtown street.
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1100 Block of South 16th Street

Date: 1940
Description: 1100 block of South Sixteenth Street with storefronts and automobile traffic. Cable car tracks run down the middle of the street.
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Motorcyclists on Dirt Road

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Description: Motorcycles and riders standing on dirt road, with a log cabin behind a fence in the background.
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Motorcyclist on Dirt Road

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Description: Motorcyclist driving down a rural dirt road.
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Motorcycle Tour

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Description: Men, motorcycles and a car stopped on a rural dirt road. A sign on the back of the car reads "Milwaukee Journal Motorcycle Tour Press Car".
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Two Women on Rainy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day.
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Two Police Officers with Businessman

Date: 1905
Description: A businessman, dressed in a suit coat and hat looks up while standing near two police officers. Behind them is a crowd of pedestrians on a street.
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Horse-Drawn Cart Crossing Railroad Tracks

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Description: A man in a horse-drawn vehicle crosses railroad tracks.
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Winter Street Scene

Date: 1914
Description: Snow covers a streetcar and pedestrians walk through a snow-covered street.
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Group of Women Crossing Street

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Description: A line of pedestrians cross a busy street near a building with a sign for Gimbels Brothers.
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Pedestrians on Sidewalk

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Description: Pedestrians on sidewalk. The street is full of rubble and appears to be under repair or construction. Construction workers are also working in the street.
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Pedestrians Crossing Street

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Description: Two women and a man in the foreground hold onto their hats on a windy day as they cross a street.
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Automobile Crossing Flooded Road

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Description: An automobile is attempting to cross a flooded street as onlookers are watching.
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Road Crew Repairing Street

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Description: A road crew repairing a street.
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Bijou Theater

Date: 1917
Description: Theater with many signs, one of which is advertising a matinee. Several other buildings are visible to the left of the building. A large crowd of people ...

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