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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue looking west, with the RKO Riverside Theatre on the right, and a large Christmas sign on the corner of a building on th...
Photograph

Kearns Equipment Inc.

Date: 1930
Description: E.H. Barnes truck parked in front of the Kearns Equipment Inc., building, 3539 W. State Street.
Photograph

Aerial View of Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of downtown area including churches, homes, and large buildings, stretching to the horizon.
Photograph

Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior of courthouse. Some timber lies in a pile to the right of the building, and cars line the street in front.
Print

Gueder, Paeschke & Frey Co.

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic print of factory. Six large smokestacks, several small ones, a flag, and a water tower decorate the rooftops. Horse-drawn vehicles are on the roa...
Photograph

Milwaukee Hospital

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of main hospital building on the top of a hill. Two other buildings are on the right, the one in the foreground a large house.
Postcard

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1930
Description: Looking southwest. The facility has since become part of the U.S. Veterans Administration Center at 5000 West National Avenue. Two paths and trees surround...
Photograph

Tripoli Temple Mosque

Date: 1930
Description: 3000 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Completed in 1928, it is a Shriners mosque, and was designed by architects Clas and Shepard in Moorish Revival style. The buildin...
Photograph

Milwaukee Works Aerial View

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Milwaukee Works.
Map or Atlas

Suggested Plan for Industrial Village in the Town of Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: This map of Granville shows local streets, local businesses, and industrial areas. Some streets are labeled: "Lovers Lane Road," "Granville Road," and "Bro...

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