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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the drugstore of Joseph Mabbett Alcott at 90 Wisconsin Street. Pictured are Charles Alcott (left), his son, and store helpers. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | William Bryan, J.B. Glenny, 3 assistants, and J.W. Ferris on the doorstep of the J.N. Hegeman & Company Drugstore. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of J.N. Hegeman & Company Drugstore. Pictured from right are proprietor J.N. Hegeman (with cane), Joseph B. Glenny, and three associates. The... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Joseph Glenny (left) and a clerk stand outside of the 756 Broadway branch of the J.N. Hegeman & Co. Drugstore. The front windows contain an impressive asso... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the J.N. Hegeman Drugstore at 60 Fulton Avenue. Left to right: a clerk, J.W. Ferris, an errand boy, William O'Bry, and a porter. |
| Date: | 02 1886 |
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| Description: | St. Paul Ice Carnival, view of ice palace. Chamber of Commerce tent in front advertises St. Paul as the geographic center of the continent. Horse-drawn sle... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Families and citizens with horse-drawn wagons gathered in a small town for delivery of McCormick farm machines from General Agent Daniel Klinedinst. Horses... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of farmers lined up in horse-drawn wagons loaded with their new McCormick farm machines. Their wagons are adorned with "McCormick" signs and ... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | This composite portrait of David G. Farragut, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, Abraham Lincoln, George G. Meade, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Hooker, Phil... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | A composite of Civil War Confederate Commanders, this is one of the first known examples of a composite photograph and of the use of photography in adverti... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | View from the foot of Carroll Street with the Angle Worm Station at Barnes boat landing on Lake Monona. Shows the Scutt II taken from the first succ... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A bridge crosses the Milwaukee River on Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street, looking toward the City Hall tower. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building. A large advertising sign is on the right side, behind a large smokestack. A smaller sign stating "For Rent O.J. Schenck" has been h... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Part of a bridge is visible in the lower left corner. Under the bridge is a floating pier with advertisements painted on its sides. Another br... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Illustration showing the sites of International expositions at which McCormick machines won awards between 1851 and 1893. Includes the text: "McCormick won... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Subheading states the center building to be the oldest house in Milwaukee, and built by Matthias Stein in January 1838. The home is only two stories tall,... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over rooftops looking towards Lake Michigan shoreline. Seaman's Furniture and Rooms building is surrounded by other commercial buildings. The... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ... |
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