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Kimball and Lowell Hardware Store

Date: 1887
Description: The Kimball and Lowell Hardware Store located on the corner of Franklin and Milwaukee Streets.
Photograph

Utly Residence

Date: 1887
Description: The Utly Residence, surrounded by a fence, on the north-east corner of Wisconsin and 8th Streets. Built by E.R. Cooley. A man is standing in the center nea...
Photograph

Third Ward School

Date: 1887
Description: Exterior view of the Third Ward School.
Drawing

St. Gabriel's Church

Date: 1887
Description: St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians are on the street and sidewalk in front of the church.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Water Works System of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1887
Description: City water works system map. Pencil annotation on the top right reads: "Period represented is after 1887 and before Aug. 1891". The middle of the map has a...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Water Works System of Madison, Wisconsinonsin

Date: 1887
Description: Shows pipes of various sizes, hydrants with hydrant pressure, valves, wells, and projected lines.
Map or Atlas

Tomahawk Wisconsin: Tomahawk Land and Boom County 1887

Date: 1887
Description: This map of Tomahawk shows the Wisconsin River, numbered lots, and labeled streets. The back of the map reads: "Henry C. Payne, 424 Broadway, - - Milwaukee...
Map or Atlas

Map of West Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1887
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, established dock lines, docks, slips, railroads, and streets of West Superior in 1887.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee Showing Completed Sewers Up to Dec. 31st

Date: 1887
Description: This map shows sewers, manholes, streets, canals, rivers, and Lake Michigan. An explanation of sewer types is included.
Photograph

Silver Street, Hurley, Prior To Fires of 1887

Date: 1887
Description: A view of the businesses present on Silver Street, Hurley's main street, less than three years after the city's settlement. City residents and a horse-dra...

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