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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1880
Description: A cyanotype print of the Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block East Gorham Street, and the surrounding estate.
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1880
Description: Cyanotype print of the Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block of East Gorham Street, and its surrounding yard.
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Old Water Works

Date: 1896
Description: View of the Old Water Works on East Washington Avenue, as seen from the Capitol Square.
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Allis-Chalmers Company

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of factory with a streetcar and parked cars in the background. Streetcar wires crisscross overhead, and in the foreground on the right are a group...
Postcard

Armory, Police Station, and County Jail on Broadway Street

Date: 
Description: View also includes two trees and a horse-drawn carriage. Caption reads: "Broadway Armory, Police Station and County Jail, Milwaukee."
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Beacon Federal Savings and Loan Association

Date: 1955
Description: Drawing of proposed building's exterior. Architects were Bank Building Corporation.
Postcard

Elks' Club

Date: 1910
Description: Building with arched entrance and four stories from across the road. Two buildings are on either side.
Photograph

Jones Island

Date: 1912
Description: A fishing settlement. Small buildings and boats line a bay, with sand and a piece of driftwood in the foreground.
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Jones Island

Date: 1912
Description: A fishing settlement. Two piers at the shoreline with a sandy beach, one with a ramp next to it. There are several buildings in the background. Two tugbo...
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Unveiling of Abraham Lincoln Statue

Date: 05 26 1909
Description: The unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln Statue in front of the Gilbert Simmons Memorial Library.
Photograph

Building near Krinker's Park

Date: 1910
Description: Building at corner of Lisbon Avenue and North Avenue. A manuscript note on the reverse of the photograph calls this Neumueller's Park, which may have been...
Photograph

Merrill Park Station

Date: 1920
Description: Part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway. Small station, at the bottom of a hill. Behind the station on top of the hill is a line of houses.
Postcard

Milwaukee River

Date: 
Description: View down river toward a bridge. On the right are buildings lining the river with billboards and signs.
Print

Prentiss Residence

Date: 1840
Description: Home of William Augustus Prentiss, built in 1836 and burned in 1845. Small two-story house. Four people are standing around the house.
Photograph

Mothers Against the War

Date: 1966
Description: Mothers and infants at a demonstration against the war in Vietnam.
Photograph

View from City Hall

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee buildings as seen from City Hall, including churches, the Milwaukee Central Police Station and Light Horse Squadron Armory on Br...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol and East Washington Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: View up avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Automobiles are parked along the street, and a building on the right has advertisements for st...
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down road lined with trees and storefronts. A number of automobiles can be seen parked. The Post Office is on the right.
Photograph

Dairy Barn

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. A multi-storied building with an elevated ramp on the right, stables to the back left, and a large ...
Photograph

Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1900
Description: Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. Lake Mendota with Picnic Point is in the background.

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