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| Date: | 11 1883 |
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| Description: | The ruins of the unfinished South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol after its collapse while still under construction. |
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| Description: | Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Peter Selb, Ben Dietrich, J.A. Lockwood, Matt Dietrich, and John Downing pose around the hand engine of the volunteer fire department. All but Selb were ch... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Fire department steamer #1 fire engine, named after hotel proprietor J.A. Taylor. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A steam fire engine of Milwaukee's Fire Company #2 drawn by three white horses racing to a fire. Prior motor driven fire equipment was a greater danger tha... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Color illustration of a view from the Wisconsin State Capitol (which was the fourth State Capitol and the third in Madison) showing the Hotel Loraine and W... |
| Date: | 06 27 1935 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Calvary Lutheran University Church at 713 State Street. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | 2700 Marshall Court, Doctor's Park, Shorewood Hills. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Marshall Court, Doctors Park and Shorewood Hills. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Jefferson's Transfer Line, owned by Beverly Jefferson. Beverly Frederick Jefferson was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson, being ... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue. |
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| Description: | Illustration of exterior view of elevators at Fort William. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Newspaper reproduction of an etching of the Milwaukee River. |
| Date: | 09 30 1933 |
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| Description: | Gas station in a Trachte building on the corner of Highway 51 (Monona Drive) and Highway 30 (Cottage Grove Road). A "Johnson Winged 70 Gasoline" pump is in... |
| Date: | 1844 |
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| Description: | Illustration of the west side of East Water Street. |
| Date: | 05 18 1919 |
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| Description: | Scene from Poale Zion Chasidim, an Americanization pageant held in the Milwaukee auditorium to welcome Milwaukee's new citizens. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Layton Art Gallery, with three people on the front steps, and a large bicycle parked nearby. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of Milwaukee City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, Milwaukee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight." |
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