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West Wisconsin Commercial District

Date: 05 28
Description: Street corner with commercial buildings, including Leo Abraham Cigars and Merit, Gargoyle Restaurant, The Peoples Dentists, The Hermit Buffet, and surround...
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Miller Hotel and Theater

Date: 07 31 1918
Description: Elevated view looking north on N. 3rd Street from W. Wisconsin Avenue towards the commercial district surrounding the Miller Hotel and Theater. There are s...
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Downtown Street Corner

Date: 1910
Description: A corner store with a large electric sign on top. Men are on the sidewalk in front of the store, and a horse-drawn vehicle and bicycles are on the right.
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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1910
Description: Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. The Alhambra Theatre is on the left. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks, and horse-drawn vehicles are on...
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Buzzard Billy's

Date: 2006
Description: View from across street of "Buzzard Billy's." There is a decorative fish on top of the establishment.
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Evening Crowd at Centennial Exposition

Date: 08 1948
Description: A crowd walking the grounds of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition in the early evening. An electric sign on the right says "Terrel Jacobs Wild Animal Circ...
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Fireman's Picnic Parade

Date: 08 1979
Description: Theresa Fireman's Picnic Parade.
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A Turkey at Krueger's

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing a cap and apron holds a (likely taxidermied) Tom turkey while a second man offers the turkey a drink from a bottle. Wooden boxes labelled "Ol...
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Seventh Street

Date: 1914
Description: Seventh Street looking east. Streetcars are running in both diretions, and horse-drawn vehicles and bicycles are near the curb. The sidewalks are filled wi...
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Piper Brothers Bakers and Grocers

Date: 
Description: View across intersection towards the Piper Brothers Bakers and Grocers shop on the corner of Pinckney and Mifflin Streets. Other stores on that block, from...
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Car Wash Octopus

Date: 10 2013
Description: A rotating sculpture of a smiling octopus on a sign for "Octopus Car Wash." The octopus is holding a bucket, washcloths, and a squeegee in its arms.
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Muskie

Date: 07 01 1938
Description: Seven-year-old Russell Jefferson, right, is standing holding his rod and reel next to his father, Dan Jefferson. Dan is holding the 38 pound, 6 ounce muski...
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Reliable Models

Date: 1975
Description: Two boys wearing jackets and knit hats are riding light-colored horses in town. Behind them is a sign overhead rows of automobiles that reads: "Used Cars....
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Dairy Milk Parade

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "North Eighth Street, Sheboygan, Wis." There is also a Verifine Food Products logo with the text: "Equal to Any-Better than Many" in t...

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