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| Description: | Aerial view of city, river and harbor. Two smokestacks are on either side of the river mouth. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, at 1241 N. Franklin Place (originally 645 Franklin Place); also known as "The Lion House... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Monument in Juneau Park. A man is sitting on a bench, with Lake Michigan behind. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Looking East down middle of avenue. Numerous vehicles are on the road, with a few pedestrians visible. A sign identifies the Republican Hotel on the left, ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Benjamin Church House. Two men sit on the porch of a one-story white house. Fluted columns on front porch roof, which is continuous with the main roof. ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Lake Park Lutheran Church, with three bare trees in front. The long nave is on the left, with a bell tower in the center, and additional building sections ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of church. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the club. A mast with flags stands outside of the club on the pier. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Notre Dame Hall through a stone archway. A statue is directly in front of the entrance. |
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