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Bridge Over the Milwaukee River

Date: 1895
Description: A bridge crosses the Milwaukee River on Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street, looking toward the City Hall tower.
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Modern Savings and Loan Building

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Description: Modern Savings and Loan Associates building at 3508 W. North Avenue.
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Layton Art Gallery

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of classical-style building. Facade has fluted columns, decorated capitals, ornate railings, and a wide stairway leading to the entrance. Caption ...
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Layton Art Gallery

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior of classical-style building. Facade has fluted columns, decorated capitals, ornate railings, and a wide stairway leading to the entrance. A man is...
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Portico with Classical Columns

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Description: Side view of portico with classical columns on front of a mansion.
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Pabst Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Exterior view of Pabst Theater from across the street.
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Pabst Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Exterior view of Pabst Theater sign adorned with gilded harp.
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Milwaukee County Court House

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Description: Exterior view from across street of the Milwaukee County Court House, with automobiles, a fire hydrant, and a woman walking across the street.
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. A streetcar and a horse-drawn wagon are coming up the avenue. There are monuments in the median.
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Layton Art Gallery

Date: 1888
Description: View across street towards the facade of the original Layton Art Gallery building at 758 N. Jefferson Street. Two men stand at the top of the stairs betwee...
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29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers

Date: 08 1889
Description: Formal outdoor group portrait of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers. They are posing while lined up on the front steps of the Milwaukee Armory building...
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Television Crews Outside the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A camera operator is filming a reporter outside the Milwaukee Theater at the Republican presidential debate. Other television crews are setting up their eq...
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Outside the Democratic Presidential Debates

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: People waiting outside the doors to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union, which is hosting the Democratic presidential debates.
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First National Bank

Date: 11 06 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "First National Bank, Milwaukee, Wis." An early Milwaukee "skyscraper" built of brick in the Neoclassical style. It was built in 1912....

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