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City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: This map shows highways, roads, a proposed annexation, street car lines, bus routes, local motor bus lines, a new high speed interurban, railroads, a propo...
Photograph

The Haw-Olson Company

Date: 1927
Description: View from street towards the corner of King Street and S. Pinckney Street. On the corner is the Haw-Olson Company. Down King Street is the Majestic Theater...
Photograph

South Side State Bank

Date: 1927
Description: View from street of the South Side State Bank on Lakeside Street, after a robbery. The front door is set in the center of the facade, flanked on both sides...
Photograph

Executive Mansion

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards the house at 130 East Gilman Street, which was built between 1854-1856. Lake Mendota is in the background. The stone building fe...
Photograph

Esser's City Market

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards 116-118 N. Fairchild Street towards a row of 1920s automobiles angle parked outside Esser's City Market. To the right of the mar...
Map or Atlas

Official Highway Map of Wisconsin "The Playground of the Middle West" : Showing the U.S. Highway System and Other arteries for Thru Traffic and the State Trunk Highway System Also the More Important County Highways

Date: 1927
Description: This map shows the state trunk highway system and county trunk highways. The lower left corner includes a legend of roadway types. Lake Michigan and Lake S...
Map or Atlas

Map of Pine Lake and Vicinity : Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: This blueprint map shows landownership around the lake. Water depths are shown by soundings; relief is shown by hachures. The map was originally created in...
Map or Atlas

Dane County Wisconsin Rural Social Survey

Date: 1927
Description: This Blue line print map shows trade area boundaries, lakes, farm homes, railways, high schools, public highways, and townships. A symbol key is included i...
Map or Atlas

Official Highway Map of Wisconsin, Showing Lucky 13 Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: This map shows roads, highways, cities, county boundaries, rivers, lakes and trails. The route from Chicago to Duluth (including Wisconsin Highways 13 and ...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin State Lands North of Township 25

Date: 1927
Description: These maps are compiled from existing maps created by the Joint Engineering Department, the Wisconsin Railroad, and the Tax Commissions. The maps include n...
Photograph

Loraine Garage

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards the Loraine Garage at 14 N. Fairchild Street. There is a painted sign on the building advertising parking for 50 cents. There ar...
Photograph

"Battle of the Century" Publicity Still

Date: 1927
Description: Oliver Hardy is pointing to Stan Laurel while the insurance agent (Eugene Pallette) looks at Laurel with concern. Laurel is holding his hat in his hand and...
Photograph

"Battle of the Century" Publicity Still

Date: 1927
Description: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy standing on a sidewalk. They are both looking at a police officer sitting on the sidewalk holding a banana peel. Laurel is hol...
Photograph

"Battle of the Century" Publicity Still

Date: 1927
Description: Stan Laurel sitting on the sidewalk with one leg in the air. He is holding on to Oliver Hardy's coat. Hardy is holding a banana and is looking down at Laur...
Map or Atlas

Rand McNally Junior Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: This map details automobile routes throughout the state as well as parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois. Cities, the Mississippi River, Lake Mic...
Postcard

Main Street — Looking South

Date: 1927
Description: View down Main Street, with the Eagle Hotel on the left. Automobiles and trucks are parked along the curbs. Caption reads: "Main Street — Looking South, Fo...
Postcard

Trail 53 — Main Street

Date: 1927
Description: Intersection of Trail 53 and Main Street, lined with buildings. A road sign is in the foreground, and rucks and automobiles are parked at the curb. A steep...
Postcard

Interstate Wagon Bridge

Date: 1927
Description: Elevated view of the wagon bridge spanning the St. Croix River. An excursion boat is passing underneath the bridge. Hudson is on the far bank. Caption read...
Postcard

The New Kenosha Theatre

Date: 1927
Description: Illustration of the New Kenosha Theatre. The marquee is advertising "Swim, Girl, Swim" with Bebe Daniels. An advertisement is painted on the left side of t...
Postcard

City Park

Date: 1927
Description: Large group of people gathered in a centrally located park, with a row of shops across the street. There is a gazebo under the trees on the right. Caption ...

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