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Splash Party

Date: 08 01 1970
Description: To escape the heat, teenage girls have a water fight in the backyard pool they built.
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Curtin House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Jeremiah Curtin house located at 8685 West Grange Avenue. This stone and stucco residence was erected in 1835. It has been recognized as the b...
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Kilbournton House

Date: 1953
Description: Front exterior view of the Kilbournton House in Estabrook Park.
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Aerial View of Downtown Area

Date: 
Description: Aerial view looking north of downtown, with the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan.
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E.P. Allis & Co. Reliance Works

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of factory with lake and ships in the background. Trains, people, horses, and carriages, with a multitude of smokestacks in foreground. The f...
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Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 1910
Description: Advertisement for Auditorium with capacity information (total 15,700), purposes (Exhibitions, Conventions, Meetings, Lectures, Concerts, Dances, Circus, et...
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Bergh Monument Fountain

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of fountain in front of the old City Hall, with a memorial to Henry Bergh (?-1888), founder of the American Humane Society. Several other bui...
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Milwaukee Club

Date: 1889
Description: Corner of 706 North Jefferson Street; from a booklet of collotype views published by the photographer. The building has a turret with a rounded roof. At th...
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Milwaukee-Downer College

Date: 1905
Description: Large building with tall chimneys extending from roof, and arches on windows and porch. A lawn with trees surrounds the building.
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Milwaukee-Downer College

Date: 1905
Description: Four-story building with the basement half above ground. The corner tower on the right has a domed roof.
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue looking east, probably from the Pabst Building.
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Reed Street and Union Depot

Date: 1886
Description: Elevated view of Reed Street from the corner of South Water Street. This depot served the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Wisconsin Central, and the M...
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Bay View

Date: 1886
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee looking north from Bay View.
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Sentinel Building

Date: 1843
Description: Exterior of two-story wood building at the corner of Wisconsin and Water Streets. The first floor consists of businesses run by Dewey, Highby & Wardner, a...
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Aerial View of Milwaukee County Stadium

Date: 
Description: Home field of the Milwaukee Braves baseball team. The field is in the center, and is surrounded by a parking lot full of automobiles.
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Milwaukee Grain Binder in Field

Date: 1910
Description: A farmer operating a horse-drawn Milwaukee grain binder in a field.
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South Milwaukee Public Library Auditorium

Date: 
Description: Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library of an audience of children and adults from the stage area of an auditorium.
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Celebration

Date: 11 04 1970
Description: Democrat Patrick J. Lucey (center) celebrating his election as governor of Wisconsin with Martin Schreiber (left), his running mate, and Senator William Pr...
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German Press Club

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Description: Group portrait of members of the German (Deutsche) Press Club. Standing, from left to right are: Herman Pabst, Henry J. Stark, George Parker, (unidentified...
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Germania Building

Date: 1935
Description: View from intersection towards a taxi and several other automobiles parked in front of the Brumder Building. Flags and flag-inspired bunting decorate the f...

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