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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Saint Raphael's Cathedral. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of A.O. Smith Laboratories. Architects were Holabird and Root. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Located in West Milwaukee. View from atop a building of a large building located in the center, next to a smokestack. In the foreground is part of a round... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Located in West Milwaukee. Trains, cars, tracks, and railroad buildings. The view is taken from the top of a building. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | West Milwaukee. Elevated view of tracks, trains, and buildings. A train roundhouse is located in the background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Side view of courthouse. Several cars are parked on the road lining the courthouse, and a woman is stepping onto the sidewalk near a fire hydrant. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Front view of the courthouse, with several trees. People are sitting at various benches and tables in the space in front of the courthouse, and pigeons ar... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Street view exterior of building. The roads are lined with cars. |
| 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: | 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: | 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. |
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