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John Suhr Residence

Date: 1914
Description: John J. Suhr residence at 121 Langdon Street, designed by City Engineer and architect Captain John Nadar. Built in 1886 for immigrant John J. Suhr, Sr. (18...
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East Mifflin Street Looking North

Date: 1901
Description: View down East Mifflin Street looking north near Blair Street. Men are working on road construction.
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Lewis Dahl Driving Automobile

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Description: Home of Tina Dahl Bertrand. Lewis Dahl at the wheel of an automobile. Walter and mother second and third from right in back seat. Bertrands on porch.
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Lewis Dickinson Residence

Date: 1895
Description: The Lewis Dickinson residence on the south side of State St. between LaSelle and Marquette Streets, the later site of Daniel Hall. Mrs. Dickinson is on the...
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Fritz and Robert Lamp House

Date: 1916
Description: View of the Fritz and Robert Lamp house at 1024 Sherman Avenue that was built in 1897. A young child and a dog are in the front yard.
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Woman with Bicycle

Date: 1896
Description: Woman sitting on a bicycle in front of a stoop with metalwork railing. Another bicycle sits on the porch behind her. She is wearing a hat, and a long skirt...
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Hay Market

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Description: Elevated view of horse-drawn carts filled with hay and parked in rows at a market. Men stand between the rows, and houses surround the market square.
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Group Riding in Automobile

Date: 1910
Description: Two men are sitting in the front, and two women are sitting in the back seats of an early automobile riding on a residential street. The car's roof is retr...
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Men with Snow Plow

Date: 1925
Description: A large group of men wearing winter coats, hats, and gloves stand on or near an International truck outfitted with a snow plow. Men are also sitting and st...
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Couple in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1913
Description: Winter scene of couple in horse-drawn sleigh on residential street.
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Du Bois Super Service Station

Date: 12 1947
Description: A man stands next to an automobile in front of Du Bois Super Service at 1 North Mills Street (at the Corner of Regent Street), owned by Louis A. Du Bois. A...
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Willms Home with Cigar Workers

Date: 1890
Description: Cigar workers on the sidewalk in front of the Willms home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are young men and older boys, some in aprons. Anna Willms (b. 1881) a...
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Good Humor Ice Cream Truck

Date: 06 01 1936
Description: The driver of a Good Humor ice cream truck sells ice cream to a young customer in a residential neighborhood.
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Conrad Schmitt Family

Date: 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Conrad Schmitt family. Sherwin and Emma (nee Schmitt) Gillett are standing on the far left. Sherwin is holding infant son, Lo...
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The Schmitt Brothers

Date: 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the six Schmitt brothers, Sherwin Gillett's brothers-in-law. In birth order they are: Charles (b. 1868), Alfred (b. 1870), Louis ...
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Exterior View of Home of Johnson

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Description: View across yard towards the southwest corner of South 2nd and Johnson (Grove). Owned by Johnson. There is a man standing inside the fence, and a girl stan...
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Exterior View of Unidentified Residence

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Description: Exterior view across yard, in a stereograph form, of a two-story wooden dwelling. A man and a woman are standing on the porch.
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Exterior View; Unidentified Residence

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Description: Stereograph of an exterior view of a wooden dwelling. A couple is sitting on the porch, and a man is standing just inside the fence. A dog is lying next to...
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Riverside Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View across street of a group of people posing on the front steps and and front porch of the Riverside Hotel on N. 1st Street opposite the railroad depot. ...
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Girls in a Garden

Date: 1910
Description: Four girls pose in a garden next to a house between the Post Office and Council Rooms on Main Street. Lillian Muller is seated on the ground. Behind her, p...

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