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Harley-Davidson

Date: 1912
Description: Man in car loaded with milk cans and a large pumpkin or squash looks at man on Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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Milwaukee's Flying Machine

Date: 1912
Description: Dr. A. Rudolph Silverston's vacu-aerial flying machine, as seen from the rear. Handwritten at top: "Rear View." Caption at bottom reads: "Silverston's Milw...
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Sun Parlor for Tuberculosis Patients

Date: 1912
Description: Colorized view of a sun parlor at the pavilion for tuberculosis cases at the Milwaukee Hospital for the Insane.
Postcard

Grand Avenue

Date: 1912
Description: Now called Wisconsin Avenue. Split avenue (strip of land down the center). There are several statues on plinths and/or columns in the median. Caption reads...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1912
Description: Now called Wisconsin Avenue. On the left are trees and a trolley in the road. On the right are several church towers, more trees, and another trolley. In t...
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Jones Island

Date: 1912
Description: A fishing settlement. Small buildings and boats line a bay, with sand and a piece of driftwood in the foreground.
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Jones Island

Date: 1912
Description: A fishing settlement. Two piers at the shoreline with a sandy beach, one with a ramp next to it. There are several buildings in the background. Two tugbo...
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Milwaukee Normal School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the school with a man standing on the sidewalk in front of the three-story building spraying the lawn with a hose. A group of people are in fr...
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Plankinton House

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view looking east on Grand Avenue from the corner of Grand Avenue and 2nd Street. Plankinton Block was located between West Water (now Plankinton ...
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St. Charles Hotel

Date: 1912
Description: City Hall Square. A statue in a circular area is in the center of the road. Horses and carriages are in the street in front of the hotel. Three flags are o...
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St. Joesphat Church

Date: 1912
Description: Church and school seen from Kosciuszko Park. Located across a lake, behind some trees and bushes. A woman is sitting on some decorative stones next to the ...
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Sans Souci Hall

Date: 1912
Description: Formally a Universalist Church (under Rev. Augusta Chapin), then a Baptist church, later a club house and eventually a dance hall. Photograph taken after ...
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"Metcalf for Governor" Truck

Date: 1912
Description: "Metcalf for Governor" is painted on a truck for the campaign. Other phrases: "Vote Socialist For Your Children's Sake," "Vote Socialist Save Civilization,...
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Men at Employment Office

Date: 1912
Description: View from behind the counter of men lined up in the Second Office of the State Employment Agency. Three people in the foreground are providing assistance, ...

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