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Aerial View of Downtown

Date: 1922
Description: Aerial view of downtown with City Hall and Milwaukee River.
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I.C.U. Market and Cold Storage Building

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior of building. A large advertising sign is on the right side, behind a large smokestack. A smaller sign stating "For Rent O.J. Schenck" has been h...
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Marquette University, Dental School Building

Date: 1935
Description: Four-story building, with vines growing on the exterior. A woman stands near the entrance on the right. Above the doorway a sign says "Dentistry". A car i...
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Pabst Theatre

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of theatre on corner of Wells and Water Streets. There is a billboard for Kools (cigarettes) on the side. Streetcar tracks and parked cars are in ...
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Pabst Theatre on Corner

Date: 1935
Description: Corner of Wells and Water Streets. A large blank billboard is on the side of the theatre. Across the road on the left is a sign for Blatz beer. A car wash ...
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Vieau Historic Site Marker with Log Cabin

Date: 1930
Description: Historic marker placed on the site of the first cabin built in Milwaukee, 1795. A replica cabin is behind. The plaque says: On this site the first permane...
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Miller Brewery

Date: 1977
Description: Miller Brewery taken as part of a project to document the Wisconsin brewing industry.
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School Segregation Protest March

Date: 1964
Description: A group of protesters march down a street, led by a car. They are protesting school segregation.

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