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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Road curving under bridge, bordered by trees and shrubs. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Bridge in the downtown area crossing the Milwaukee River. City buildings reach into the background, with the farthest fading out. Many people are crossin... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Two ships at the end of the canal, several buildings, a small lumberyard, and snow. Three other ships are visible down the canal. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from a building of a canal in the city, with a boat on the canal. A bridge is also visible. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Located in West Milwaukee. Trains, cars, tracks, and railroad buildings. The view is taken from the top of a building. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | West Milwaukee. Elevated view of tracks, trains, and buildings. A train roundhouse is located in the background. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Several houses along the road next to a local restaurant with several signs advertising food and drink. A car is on the far left in the road. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View down the avenue. A large crowd of people on are on the left in front of a storefront, and several horse-drawn vehicles are on the right. Two men are ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Flagpole on a strip of grass in the middle of an avenue. On the right are several horse-drawn vehicles and people parading in the road in front of what app... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View from across railroad tracks. Resort is on the water's edge, with a small inlet on the right. Land is mostly sand, though a small part on the left ha... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Building from across the river, with construction workers working nearby. Signs for the Boston Store and Diamond tires are on the roof, as well as lettered... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | People are sitting and standing around a fountain in Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) with the cathedral in the background. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over roofs, with the Milwaukee River in the background. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A corner store with a large electric sign on top. Men are on the sidewalk in front of the store, and a horse-drawn vehicle and bicycles are on the right. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Looking down Grand Avenue to the east. The road is lined with automobiles, and cable car tracks are on the snow-covered street. A sign for Gimbel's is on t... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. An electric sign for the Alhambra Theatre is in the center. Pedestrians are crossing the road and are on the sidew... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A horse and wagon for the Milwaukee Brewery Co. and a car are parked on the road near the curb. The road is lined with residences. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across river of a boat docked near a building with a sign for Adolph Meinecke & Sons (Manufacturers). In the background is City Hall. |
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