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Capitol View of the Water Tower

Date: 1890
Description: The Madison water tower and farmers' market as seen through the stone gateway at the East Washington Avenue entrance to the Capitol Park. The building on t...
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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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First Streetcars in Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: First electric street railway service in Wisconsin.
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: View from street of workers, including some African Americans, loading (and/or unloading) agricultural equipment and parts outside a general office of the ...
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Construction near McCormick Harvesting Co. Office in Chicago

Date: 1890
Description: Construction work in the streets outside the offices of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company located at 212 Market Street. Two horse-drawn wagons and s...
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Early International Truck Dealership

Date: 1913
Description: Street corner featuring an International truck dealership, hardware store and hotel. Men are standing on the sidewalk in front of the dealership building. ...
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Pontiac Cars Lined Up for the U.S. Indian Band Parade

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: A man on a horse with Pontiac cars lined up on Wisconsin Avenue for the U.S. Indian Band parade, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. They p...
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Farmers' Market

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the farmers' market at the base of the water tower (not in view) in front of the Washington Building. There is a Wisconsin State Journal s...
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"McCormick Day"

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of people, horses, and farm machines gathered on the town's main street for a "McCormick Day" celebration, with several grain binders and a b...
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Cassville Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the brewery dwarfed by the overhead bluffs. The brewery was built by William Schmitz. George Scheibl ran the brewery from 1899 until his d...
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East Main Street

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of east side of Main Street, with Raymond & Jones Hardware visible at 112 Main Street.
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Main Street

Date: 1888
Description: Looking north on Main Street, from the Square, Manufacturer's National Bank at 440 Main Street.
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Robert A. Johnston Company Cookie Factory

Date: 1910
Description: The northwest corner of the Robert A. Johnston Company cookie factory at S. 1st and W. Florida Streets.
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Milwaukee Free Press Building

Date: 06 08 1905
Description: Elevated view across intersection towards the Milwaukee Free Press building at E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Broadway (built as Northwestern Mutual's home off...
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National Avenue Parade

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view looking west on W. National Avenue from about S. 6th Street, towards a parade marching down National Avenue with a crowd of people watching, ...
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Friend Brothers Clothing Company Building

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Description: The southeast corner of the Friend Brothers Clothing Company at N. Broadway and E. Michigan Street.
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Second Ward Savings Bank

Date: 09 12 1913
Description: Looking south on N. Plankinton Avenue and N. 3rd Street, with the The Second Ward Savings Bank (now the Milwaukee County Historical Society) in the triangl...
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West Wisconsin Commercial District

Date: 05 28
Description: Street corner with commercial buildings, including Leo Abraham Cigars and Merit, Gargoyle Restaurant, The Peoples Dentists, The Hermit Buffet, and surround...
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Commercial Building in Milwaukee

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Description: Northeast corner of N. 2nd and W. Michigan streets with the James G. Brazell Printing and C.W. St. John Labor Agency businesses. A man is standing at a fru...
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Watkins Building

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Description: Watkins building at the southeast corner of N. 3rd Street and W. Kilbourn Avenue. Businesses include: Reimers Photo materials, Provident Loan Society, Arth...

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