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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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Menominee & Marinette Light and Traction Company Streetcar

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Description: Menominee and Marinette Light and Traction Company's 1890s era streetcar drawn by a team of horses.
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1870
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893, 900 block East Gorham Street. There are two deer are the left near trees, and two people are on horseback near the front...
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Mills Street House

Date: 1929
Description: Mills Street House, 211 North Mills Street. Snow is on the ground, and a dog is standing on the left.
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Fritz and Robert Lamp House

Date: 1916
Description: View of the Fritz and Robert Lamp house at 1024 Sherman Avenue that was built in 1897. A young child and a dog are in the front yard.
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Bis and Dick with Dog

Date: 1918
Description: Florence (Bis) and Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones Jr. with their dog, Blig, a Belgian Shepherd, behind their house on Walker Court.
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Thorsen Residence

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior of house at 525 Jefferson Street. The first bathtub in Milwaukee, made of tin, was put into this house. A man in a horse-drawn sled is parked in...
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Vine-Covered Birdhouse

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Description: Man standing near Purple Martin birdhouse on a tall post, near a border of flowering bushes. There are houses in the background.
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House at 1705 Sheridan Drive

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the house at 1705 Sheridan Drive and the garage behind it shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster. There is a dog o...
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Bodenius House

Date: 1898
Description: Two young girls wearing hats and dresses are leaning on a planter in the yard, two women are on the porch, and a man is sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. ...
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The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
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Nguyen Family Outdoors

Date: 1984
Description: The Nguyen family pose for a family snapshot outdoors. A real estate sign that says "For Sale" is visible in the background in a front yard. The parents, ...
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Lewis Arms with Toys and Dog

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Description: Lewis Arms poses holding stuffed toy animals, with an arm around a (real) dog. He is in the back yard of the house at 629 Milton Street.
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Residential Street

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Description: Horses and a carriage are driven down E. Park Avenue, a dirt road in a residential area. A sign on the telephone pole identifies the intersecting street as...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street, a residential area. Two girls are running on the terrace toward a man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Dairy Days Parade

Date: 1950
Description: Bernard Arms holding a firearm poses on a parade float decorated in an autumn theme, including a stuffed bear, fox, and squirrel. The parade was a part of ...
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Country Road Intersection

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Description: View of an intersection of two dirt roads, East Market Street and Lafayette Street. A man, horseback, can be seen on the left, while two people walk past ...
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Carriage in Alley

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Description: A man steers a horse-drawn carriage down an alley as two others look on from a doorway. The photograph was taken in Saint George, Bermuda.
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Gerald Tifft Texaco Station

Date: 03 1970
Description: View from street of exterior of the Texaco Station located at 448 Park Street owned by Gerald Tifft. There is a dog sitting near the open garage door.
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Mired in Mud on a Dirt Road

Date: 05 19 1898
Description: Two men sit in a horse-drawn wagon mired in the mud on a dirt road. Several houses are in the background, with two women standing on a porch on the left, i...

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