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Street Railroad Car

Date: 1925
Description: View over sidewalk of a street railroad car passing the old Northwestern Railroad Station on the 400 block of West Lakeside Street.
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RBA-140 Milk Delivery Truck

Date: 1953
Description: View of a milkman using an International RBA-140 Milk Delivery Truck to complete his route.
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North Broadway with Dirt Road

Date: 1870
Description: View of dirt road with houses along both sides, and wooden walkways and picket fences along the road.
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Durand Riverside Neighborhood

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Description: View from hill looking down at houses and buildings at an intersection. Beyond are commercial buildings, the river, and the far shoreline. Hills are in the...
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Carson Park and Half Moon Lake from the Air

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of Carson Park, Half Moon Lake and part of the West Side in the foreground. The municipal bath house is on the lake shore in the foreground. A ...
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Aerial View of City and River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of city, with Eau Claire River is in the foreground with Milwaukee railroad bridge at left. Gillette Rubber Co. plant is in center with Omaha r...
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White Cross Pharmacy

Date: 12 29 1947
Description: White Cross Pharmacy, 920 East Johnson Street, a part of Norris Court apartment buildings.
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Pettersen's Inc., Delivery Trucks with Workmen

Date: 02 23 1948
Description: Line-up of six Pettersen's Inc., delivery trucks. Sign on trucks: "Rugs, Carpets, Linoleum." There are workmen standing next to trucks. Taken on the 2600 b...
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Pettersen's Inc. Delivery Truck and Workmen

Date: 02 23 1948
Description: Line-up of six Pettersen's Inc. delivery trucks. Sign on trucks: "Rugs, Carpets, Linoleum." Also shows 2 cars and 11 employees. Includes a view of the 2600...
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James Bowen House

Date: 1965
Description: The James Bowen House at 302 South Mills Street. There is a station wagon parked in front of the building.
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Holtzhauzen House

Date: 1904
Description: The William H. Holtzhauzen house, 351 West Washington Avenue. A group of people are posing near the entrance. Holtzhauzen, a German immigrant carpenter and...
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Party In Honor of Edward Deutschkron's Bar Mitzvah

Date: 05 1959
Description: Party in honor of Edward (son of Eva Lauffer Deutschkron), Deutschkron's Bar Mitzvah, at Deutschkron's. Children, from left: Debbie Stern (cousin), Bruce W...
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Frank Lloyd Wright Residence

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the residence of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The studio wing is shown after its transformation into an apartment for Wright's first wife and ...
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Westminster Presbyterian Church Groundbreaking

Date: 03 25 1951
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the groundbreaking ceremony for Westminster Presbyterian Church at 4100 Nakoma Road. The homes across the street inclu...
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Abiel E. Brooks House

Date: 1877
Description: The Abiel E. Brooks House, built in 1853, with a family group posed on the lawn and porch. Identified (front row, left to right) are Mrs. Noah (Jane Ann) C...
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Boy on Clermont Street

Date: 1885
Description: View of Clermont Street with a young boy in the foreground, homes and trees in the background. Fences and sidewalks line both sides of the street.
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Lifting the Lindsay Street Sign

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Vel Phillips and Bernice Lindsay helping lift the Lindsay Street sign to be installed. Phillips is wearing a dress and is in front of Lindsay, who is weari...
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Fuel Oil for Mosquito Control

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Description: View from front of a man on a motorcycle squirting fuel oil into a sewer opening at a curb to control mosquitoes. The motorcycle has an oil tank attached l...
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Carson Gulley Playing Golf

Date: 1942
Description: Carson Gulley putting on the ninth hole at the Westmorland Golf Course (1929-1944) in the 4200 block of Mineral Point Road as another man looks on. Several...

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