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Marquette University and Catholic Church

Date: 1940
Description: Gesu Pastoral Residence Catholic Church, 1131 W. Wisconsin Street. Church towers, with a clock, are right of center, with wings to the left and right. A mo...
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Gesu Pastoral Residence Catholic Church

Date: 1940
Description: Marquette University, 1131 W. Wisconsin Street. People are walking on the sidewalk in front of the entrance. The three sets of doors have ornate pointed ...
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Marquette University; Gesu Church

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of church. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk in front.
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Grand Lodge of the Masons

Date: 1940
Description: Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. This is the main headquarters of the Masons in Milwaukee, at 705 E. Wells ...
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Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1940
Description: Large hospital in the background, with a large stone fountain or planter on the left. Two men are walking in the garden near a drive.
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1940
Description: Looking east on Wisconsin Avenue in the 800 block between 8th and 9th Streets. Cars are parked and driving down the street. An apartment block called the B...
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Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1940
Description: The building has many classical architectural elements, including a dome. There is a large totem pole in front of the building. Pedestrians are walking on ...
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Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of library building, with a portion of the dome visible on the roof, from across the street behind a median strip planted with bushes.
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Buildings Along Milwaukee River

Date: 1940
Description: View from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. A building on the left has a large sign for Gimbel's on its roof. Beyond the river in the background are two large s...
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1940
Description: A view north of Wells Street with a bridge on the right. Two large smokestacks, and a tall building with a clock break up the skyline. On the left is a bil...
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Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools

Date: 1940
Description: Central Building. Six-story building with cars along the road next to it. In the lower foreground is a parking lot with a sign listing parking as 15 cents.
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the club. A mast with flags stands outside of the club on the pier.
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of building from shoreline looking out to Lake Michigan. Along the pier are numerous docked boats and sailboats moored in water. On the left autom...
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Mount Mary College

Date: 1940
Description: Notre Dame Hall through a stone archway. A statue is directly in front of the entrance.
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: Basin or slip area. City buildings can be seen on a hill in the background. Various boats are in the river and on the shoreline. A path with stairs lead...
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: Basin or slip area. The city is on a hill in the background, and boats are in the river. On the left is a sidewalk and railing with stairs. People are wa...
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: View from hill of the yacht club, with Lake Michigan behind. In the distance is the jetty, and the road along the shoreline is N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. T...
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Mount Mary College

Date: 1940
Description: Notre Dame Hall through a stone archway.
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Aerial View of Mount Mary College

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the college. Several buildings make up the college, surrounded by paths, roads, fields and trees. Caption reads: "Mount Mary College."
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Piggsville

Date: 1940
Description: Small neighborhood of the city at the west end of the Menomonee River Valley. Overhead is the second Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct, demolished in 1992. Cars a...

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