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Knickerbocker Hotel

Date: 1934
Description: Front of hotel from park across the street. Several cars are parked along the street, and a large building is visible to the left of the hotel.
Photograph

Summerfield United Methodist Church

Date: 1934
Description: Church on corner of E. Juneau Avenue and North Cass Street.
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One Hundred Block of Pittsburg Avenue

Date: 1934
Description: A man is walking on the raised sidewalk in front of the building near a fence. On the windows is written "Lakehouse Lunch Room".
Photograph

Ornamental Street Lights

Date: 1934
Description: Ornamental street lighting system along a street in a local business district. House on corner is near a sign that says "Lot for Sale."
Photograph

Street Lighting in Residential Area

Date: 1934
Description: Ornamental street lighting system in a residential district. Street sign on corner reads "W. Hayes Ave." Newly planted young trees are along the terraces n...
Photograph

Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th...
Photograph

Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: Overhead light suspended over a road, hanging from wires. A car is parked at the corner, and billboards are in the distance. Railroad cars and railroad tr...
Photograph

Street Corner in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 1934
Description: Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road.
Print

Old Germantown Lager Beer, Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label for Old Germantown Lager Beer, made by the Germantown Brewing Company. The Label features a barrel of beer, surrounded by flowering plants, probably ...
Print

Milwaukee's First Bottle House, Beer Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Blue, black and silver art deco-style beer label for Milwaukee's First Bottle House b...
Print

Blatz, Beer Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Label for Blatz Private Stock Beer, featuring the original Blatz logo with a blue tri...
Print

Schlitz, Beer Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Schlitz, The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous". The label is cut in the shape of a pa...
Map or Atlas

City of Milwaukee Showing Ward Boundaries

Date: 1934
Description: Map showing the ward boundaries of Milwaukee. Each ward is numbered and boundary streets are labelled. The bottom right corner reads: "CITY ENGINEER'S DEPT...
Photograph

Fern L. Reinhardt

Date: 1934
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Fern L. Reinhardt, smiling on the occasion of her graduation from Nurse's Training. She is wearing her uniform and cap wi...
Map or Atlas

New Edition Map of City of Milwaukee and Suburbs

Date: 1934
Description: This map is attached to a cover. Streets, points of interest, the Milwaukee River, and Lake Michigan are labeled. The bottom margin of the map includes a s...
Photograph

Herbert E. Brumder

Date: 1934
Description: Herbert E. Brumder, oldest child of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, is wearing a suit and tie, and is sitting in an easy chair in front of the open ...
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Duet

Date: 1934
Description: Philip George Brumder, sitting on the end of a piano bench, reads from sheet music on a stand and plays a cornet while his mother, Margaret Bouer Brumder, ...
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Reading in the Car

Date: 1934
Description: Philip George Brumder reading a magazine in the back seat of a car, while leaning against the side with his feet up on the seat. He is wearing a cap and ha...

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