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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A man crouches down for a close look at a 1905 model Harley-Davidson motorcycle. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A large crowd assembled outside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The crowd is composed mostly of men, but includes a few boys and at least one gi... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Mary E. (Mrs. Joseph) Smith, third from right, with family members on the porch, wave as two men at the bottom of the steps doff their hats. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A police officer stands in the middle of the street near street railroad tracks in the pavement as pedestrians cross. In the background on the street corne... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A TMERL streetcar on the Delaware and Oakland line advertising special 1905 rates (25 for a dollar or 6 for 25 cents) and universal transfers. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exhibits of farm equipment and the gasoline engines that would have powered some of them at the Wisconsin State Fair. A Ferris wheel is visible in the back... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A businessman, dressed in a suit coat and hat looks up while standing near two police officers. Behind them is a crowd of pedestrians on a street. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Men at work on a bridge under construction. A sign on a building in the background reads: "Drake Brothers Co." and "Drugs • Oils • Paints." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Canal with several ships, mostly small steam-engine cargo ships. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building. Men are visible on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Afermath of the fire of June 4, 1905. A chimney and some burnt out walls still stand. The area around the ruins is fenced off. The top of the building t... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building from across the street. Four stories tall with a small section of peaked and decorated roof at the corner. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | South from National Avenue, a view on the south side of Milwaukee. A church steeple is on the distant left. An electric pole is on the left corner, next ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | South Entrance; in the background is a lighthouse. In the center is a bridge flanked by carved stone lions. A man on a motor car is crossing the bridge. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Large building with tall chimneys extending from roof, and arches on windows and porch. A lawn with trees surrounds the building. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Four-story building with the basement half above ground. The corner tower on the right has a domed roof. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The Daniel Wells, Jr. home, later belonging to Chas. W. Norris, on Grand Avenue. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Tower of building is on the right. The road curves in front of the building, with trolley tracks visible. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Three men are standing on the right in front of a pile of rubble. In the center, a man wearing a hat and suit is looking to the left. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Men standing around a puddle alongside a road near a small snowbank. One man is bending down near the puddle with a hammer in his hand. Signs for beer are ... |
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