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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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Bentz Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: The Bentz Tavern, located at 3076 N. 12th Street, photographed for the WPA Writers' Project.
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Milwaukee Street Repair

Date: 1952
Description: Milwaukee streets department employees repair the intersection of Meinecke Avenue and 12th Street. Behind them, a Blatz truck is making a delivery to the ...
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Pabst Park

Date: 1902
Description: The Pabst Park beer garden and Park Bar at N. 3rd Street and W. Garfield Avenue (later renamed Garfield and Rose Park).
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Fond du Lac Avenue

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Description: Looking southeast from N. 36th Street and W. Fond du Lac Avenue, Six Point beer garden and bottle house are visible on the right side of the street. Captio...
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6 Points Beer Garden

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Description: 6 point beer garden, 3532 W. Burleigh Street. A gas station, with a sign posted for standard oil products, can be seen to the right. Caption on print reads...
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Fond du Lac Avenue

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Description: Police officer directing traffic on a busy intersection. Walgreen Drugs is on one corner, Standard Service and Six Point beer garden on the opposite corner...
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Six Point Bottle House

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Description: Cars parked in front of Six Point Bottle House (a tavern), 3519 W. Fond du Lac Avenue.
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The Gargoyle

Date: 1905
Description: Colorized view of the exterior of the building. It has two levels with a peaked red roof, and two sets of windows and two sets of doors. Caption reads: "Th...
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Grand Avenue Viaduct

Date: 1938
Description: View of the Grand Avenue viaduct and surrounding establishments. A line of automobiles are parked outside a tavern under the viaduct.
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Miller Hall

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Description: Miller Hall, a saloon recreation center in Milwaukee. In windows below the main entrance to the right are three signs advertising Palm Gardens. Another sig...

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