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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight."
Photograph

Milwaukee Shore

Date: 1925
Description: Bare expanse of land with the Milwaukee lakeshore and the city in the distance.
Photograph

Shoveling Snow

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene with a man and young boy shoveling snow from a sidewalk after a heavy snowfall.
Photograph

Elevated View of Alley in City

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view from a hill of an alley connecting Park Hill Avenue and Mount Vernon Avenue, looking west from the Interurban Line. There is a person on top ...
Postcard

City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, West Allis, Wis."
Postcard

Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. office building. Caption reads: "Office Building, Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., West Allis, Wis."
Photograph

G.B. Nase Store

Date: 1925
Description: View across water towards the G.B. Nase Decorating and Paperhanging Shop.
Photograph

The Snow Flyer

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene with Harold O. Hornburg of Hartland, Wisconsin, who stated that "he is standing on the front of the machine with his hands on his hips. His bu...
Photograph

Man in Snow Near Automobile

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene with a man dressed in a winter coat and hat standing in the snow in front of a car.
Postcard

Downtown Aerial View

Date: 1925
Description: Downtown aerial view with the Milwaukee River and City Hall. Caption reads: "Downtown Aerial View, Milwaukee, Wis."
Postcard

Belmont Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across intersection toward the hotel. Cars and pedestrians are in the street. Caption reads: "Hotel Belmont, Corner 4th and Wells Sts., Milwaukee."
Photograph

City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated exterior view. Sign on front of City Hall reads: "Help Prevent Fires," and the Henry Bergh statue and fountain is in front of the building. Severa...
Photograph

The Milwaukee Journal Annex Building

Date: 1925
Description: Awnings stretch over the entrance and windows on the front facade.
Drawing

Young Women's Christian Association

Date: 1925
Description: Architectural drawing of the proposed YWCA building with automobiles and pedestrians in front. Sign in from reads "Build for the Womanhood of Milwaukee".
Postcard

Plankinton Arcade Interior

Date: 1925
Description: Interior of the arcade from the second floor. There are skylights and chandeliers in the ceiling, and railings along the mezzanine. Interior storefronts li...
Print

University of Wisconsin Extension Division

Date: 1925
Description: Architectural drawing for the building with plan for expansion in lower left corner. Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Pedestrians and ...
Photograph

Layton House

Date: 1925
Description: A front view of the Layton House, which was originally an inn. Signs on the building indicate that at the time of the photograph it was the business of Car...
Photograph

Interior of Bar

Date: 1925
Description: The bartender Art Gerth stands behind the bar of a tavern located at the corner of Twelfth and Chambers. A glass of beer stands on the bar. Behind the bar...
Photograph

View of Toelle Avenue

Date: 1925
Description: View down dirt road running through homes and trees in a neighborhood. A man stands in the road. Text at foot of photograph reads, "Toelle Ave. 138+12 Look...
Photograph

Football Field and Bleachers

Date: 1925
Description: View of football field and bleachers from railroad embankment. In the foreground is rubble against a wooden fence. In the middle of the football field a nu...

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