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Faries House

Date: 1890
Description: The Faries home, built in 1858.
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Lemuel Hull House

Date: 1887
Description: Built in 1840 by Lemuel Hull. William Singer was the mason. The basement was made by lowering the hill. There were originally only two stories. First ...
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Miller House

Date: 1875
Description: The brick home of Judge Andrew Galbraith Miller at 174 Wisconsin Street. There are steps up to the front entrance, a fence, and a fire hydrant on the sidew...
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Ludington Patton Residence

Date: 1900
Description: E.T. Mix, architect. 1 Waverly Place, built 1872. Three-quarter view of the front and right side of the house. A sidewalk and trees are on the right, with ...
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Deserted Playground

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Description: A deserted playground with swing sets, slides, and ladders, in front of a group of buildings. There are two young boys near a dwelling in the background.
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Backyards in the City

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Description: Elevated view of backyard areas, including some dilapidated houses and outbuildings. There are wood fences surrounding some of the yards, and laundry hangs...
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Frederick and Elizabeth Layton Home

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Description: A view across street towards Frederick and Elizabeth Layton's home at 534 Marshall Street. The clapboard house has two porches. On the left is a roofed enc...
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Carriage

Date: 1890
Description: A team of two horses is harnessed to a highly polished carriage with a side lamp. The driver is holding a long whip and is wearing a top hat, winter coat a...
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Brumder Family Group

Date: 1895
Description: A round framed group portrait of a finely dressed group of men and women who are posing in front of a building with a door or window with closed shutters i...
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Confirmation Day

Date: 1920
Description: Edward John Brumder, third from left with boutonniere, and his sister, Henrietta Thekla "Pussy" Brumder, wearing a short white dress, posing with other fam...
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George F. Brumder Residence

Date: 1930
Description: View across street towards an automobile parked in front of the George F. Brumder residence, which was built in 1910 on the corner of Grand (now Wisconsin)...
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Milwaukee Rooftops

Date: 1901
Description: An elevated view, possibly in the area of 18th Street and Grand (now Wisconsin) Avenue, over the roofs of large homes. There is a large structure at left w...
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George W. Peckham House

Date: 1984
Description: Exterior view of the George Peckham House at 1029 North Marshall Street.
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Sledding

Date: 1925
Description: Herbert Brumder, pipe in mouth, is sitting on a sled with his son Philip George in front of him, and likely his son Herbert Edmund (face obscured) behind h...
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Federal Rubber Company

Date: 1911
Description: A large sign mounted on a brick factory building identifies the Federal Rubber Company. A second building, similar in size, is to the left, and there is a ...
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Wedding Preparations

Date: 07 1917
Description: In preparation for the supper to celebrate the wedding of Gertrude Merker and Clifford F. Messinger, tables with tablecloths and chairs have been placed in...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1923
Description: An elevated view of Grand (now Wisconsin) Avenue near 18th Street from the second floor of the home of Henriette (Mrs. George) Brumder. Snow is covering th...
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Sledding

Date: 12 1923
Description: Barbara and Herbert Edmund, the two older children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, posing with their sleds at the top of a wooden slide in the ba...
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Floral Spray on Doorway

Date: 04 1924
Description: A floral spray with large ribbon hangs on the left door of the front entry of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wiscon...
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Packed Up

Date: 1925
Description: Margaret Bouer (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder (center) is standing with her sons Philip (front, left) and Herbert E. (front, right) near a trailer hitched to an...

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