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| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | John Johnston's (1836-1904) first grand home at 1130 Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Johnston was a successful Milwaukee banker, who moved to "The Lio... |
| Date: | 05 25 1897 |
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| Description: | Built 1836-37, on the northwest corner of Florida and Greenbush. A manuscript note on the reverse of the photograph called it the "oldest school under dest... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Northwest corner of Grand Avenue and 4th Street. Built in 1854 at a cost of $18,000. The storefronts were added in 1868; the building razed in 1886. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | It was in this shop that Christopher Sholes, inventor of the typewriter, did much of his work on various inventions. This photograph may be as early as th... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Located on 4th Street; only the first floor is visible through the trees. The house sits on a small hill above the street. Two chairs sit in the lawn on ... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A chain and posts border the yard of the lighthouse, which is attached to a two-story house. |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Looking down street toward Lake Michigan, which is visible at the end of the road. The dirt street is lined with trees and houses. On the right stands a... |
| 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: | 1875 |
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| Description: | The brick home of Judge Andrew Galbraith Miller at 174 Wisconsin Street. There are steps up to the front entrance, a fence, and a fire hydrant on the sidew... |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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... |
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