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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Lower Broadway with horse-drawn vehicles on both sides of the road. A long red building is in the left foreground angling to the right. A ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Color postcard view from street toward the front of the church on Grand Avenue. There is a large stained glass window in the arch above the entrance. Capti... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View down drive toward the building which has a wraparound porch on two levels. In front is a man driving a horse-drawn carriage. Caption reads: "Country C... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Color image of courthouse with a large tree and park on the left. View taken at an angle to the building from across the street. Horse-drawn carriages are ... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View of the courthouse taken from across the street. A horse and carriage is parked along the curb on the right. Caption reads: "Court House, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Cudahy Apartments with a road in front and along the side of the building, with lamposts, and trees in the background. Caption reads: "Cudahy A... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior view across street toward the school on a street corner. The school building has five levels, with peaked roofs and several chimneys. A red buildi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Building with arched entrance and four stories from across the road. Two buildings are on either side. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View up road towards the Gothic style church on the left. Caption reads: "Emanuel Presbyterian Church, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Church on Layton Boulevard between Scott and Greenfield Avenues. Front of church and a side wing is visible from across the road. In the sky area is printe... |
| 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: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across intersection toward the building. Caption reads: "Exposition Building, Milwaukee. (Totally Destroyed by Fire June 4 '05.)" A group of people is... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Later renamed Locust Street, the bridge spans the Milwaukee River near Riverside Park. Elevated view from shoreline. A trolley and a pedestrian are on the ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View down curving drive toward a building with a blue roof. The drive is lined by flowers. Caption reads: "Fox Point Club, Milwaukee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the exterior of the building. It has two levels with a peaked red roof, and two sets of windows and two sets of doors. Caption reads: "Th... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The temple is on the right of the Academy at the street corner. Caption reads: "German-English Academy & Temple Emanuel, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Now called Wisconsin Avenue. Split avenue (strip of land down the center). There are several statues on plinths and/or columns in the median. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Now called Wisconsin Avenue. On the left are trees and a trolley in the road. On the right are several church towers, more trees, and another trolley. In t... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View looking east from Third Street. Buildings line the road, with signs and advertisements. Roads and sidewalks are crowded with horse-drawn vehicles and ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View along the river, with a raised bridge with a steamboat passing through. The river lined by buildings on both sides. A clocktower is in the background.... |
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