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Oneida Street, Looking West

Date: 1910
Description: View down Oneida Street, looking west, showing City Hall. Caption reads: "Oneida Street, looking West, Milwaukee."
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Union Depot

Date: 1908
Description: Union Depot with clock tower. The railroad station with clock tower is behind a park. Horse-drawn vehicles are near the entrance. Caption reads: "Union Dep...
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Streetcar Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across valley toward a streetcar viaduct on the Waukesha Interurban Line, near Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Street Car Bridge on Waukesha Inter...
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Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1911
Description: The Whitefish Bay Resort and park. Caption reads: "Whitefish Bay Resort, Looking South, Milwaukee."
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Mill Pond

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a mill pond and dam.
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High Life in Milwaukee

Date: 1911
Description: Humorous cartoon postcard showing a man flying an airplane constructed primarily of beer bottles, pretzels and sausages, and powered by Miller beer over th...
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Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 1910
Description: Color postcard of the New Auditorium. The road in front has three cars, several horse-drawn carriages, and several people. Caption reads: "The New Auditori...
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Civil War Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Avenue). A church building is in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Grand Avenue, Milwaukee."
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Cudahy Apartments

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Cudahy Apartments with a road in front and along the side of the building, with lamposts, and trees in the background. Caption reads: "Cudahy A...
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Goethe-Schiller Monument

Date: 1908
Description: Monument in Washington Park with two male figures side by side on a plinth in the center, with curved walls ending in two small columns surrounding them, w...
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Solomon Log Cabin Replica

Date: 1955
Description: View toward the front entrance of the cabin with a stone chimney on the right.
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Park at Kilbourn Reservoir

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of city over Kilbourn Park Reservoir. In the grass is the name of the park in large white letters. Caption reads: "Kilbourn Park Reservoir, M...
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Lighthouse at Lake Park

Date: 1910
Description: Old Government Lighthouse at Lake Park. The lighthouse is connected to a house, surrounded by shrubs. Caption reads: "The Old Government Lighthouse, Lake P...
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Wisconsin Avenue's Court of Honor

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue, looking east from Court of Honor. Caption reads: "Court of Honor, Looking East, Milwaukee, Wisconsin."
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Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1910
Description: View across road toward a monument on a median in front of the Milwaukee Public Library and Museum. A portion of the dome can be seen on top of the library...
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Wells Building

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Wells Building. Caption reads: "Wells Building, Milwaukee."
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Southwest View from Court House

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking southwest from the Milwaukee County Court House. Labeled in the image are the Wells Building, the Railway Exchange Building and the P...
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Alhambra Theater Building

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the Alhambra Theatre Building on the corner of W. Wisconsin Avenue and N 4th Street. A U.S. flag flies from the top of the building. Capti...
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Light House at Entrance to Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of a pier and lighthouse at the entrance to Milwaukee's harbor. Two people sail in a small boat to the right of the lighthouse, ...
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Chicago Northwestern Depot

Date: 1944
Description: Photographic postcard view across railroad tracks towards the depot. Caption reads: "Chicago Northwestern Depot, Cudahy, Wis."

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