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Corner of State Street and Capitol Square

Date: 09 27 1930
Description: The corner of State Street and Capitol Square from the roof of the Leath Furniture Store, with a view of the 100 block of State Street, the Wisconsin State...
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 03 29 1913
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue commercial district looking west from V. Van Buren Street. Landmarks left to right: Federal Building, Northwestern National Insurance...
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Milwaukee Commercial District

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view from Wisconsin River looking east. The Pabst Building is on the northwest corner of N. Water Street and E. Wisconsin Avenue with the Mack bui...
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Headquarters

Date: 02 26 1919
Description: The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance home office on the northeast corner of E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Van Buren Street.
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Wisconsin Street East

Date: 03 19 1914
Description: Commercial district looking towards East Wisconsin Avenue from the roof of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurace home office at Van Buren Street. The Feder...
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Caswell Block Building

Date: 06 19 1909
Description: Elevated view of the Caswell Block building at W. Wisconsin and N. Plankinton Avenues.
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Plan of Gimbels Expansion

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Description: Photograph of an illustration. The image is of Gimbels Department Store at the corner of W. Wisconsin and N. Plankinton Avenues. Possibly a drawing of a pl...
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The Palace Theater

Date: 04 28 1920
Description: View from across the street of the Palace Theater, 535 West Wisconsin Avenue. A streetcar is approaching from the left.
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Downtown Commercial District

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Description: Elevated view of E. Wisconsin Avenue looking west from the roof of the Northwestern Mutual home office at the corner of Van Buren. The major landmark is th...
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Caswell Block Commercial District

Date: 01 14 1924
Description: Elevated view of the Caswell Block commercial district at the northwest corner of W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Plankinton Avenue. Pedestrians are on the side...
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Hotel Pfister in Downtown District

Date: 1915
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue looking west down W. Wisconsin Avenue from Jackson Street. The round turret on the left is on the Federal Building, with the Pfister ...
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View from the West Bank of the Milwaukee River

Date: 07 11 1912
Description: Looking east on E. Wisconsin Avenue from the west bank of the Milwaukee River. The Pabst Building is on the left.
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Downtown District

Date: 05 23 1914
Description: Elevated view looking north on N. Water Street from W. St. Paul Avenue. City Hall is in the left background.
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Elevated View of Madison

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking down State Street taken from the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right on Mifflin Street men are working on scaffolding on the facade...

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