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| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | A man drives a wagon pulled by two horses down a dirt road near a large billboard. The wagon is filled with wooden beams. The sign on the side of the road ... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Elevated view down Wells Street from the first Wisconsin National Bank Building. Commerce office on lower left. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Bridge in the downtown area crossing the Milwaukee River. City buildings reach into the background, with the farthest fading out. Many people are crossin... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Davidson Theatre and Hotal at 135-137 Third Street. Signs for advertisements identify the buildings that are visible. Carriages and people are on the road... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | West from Third Street. Advertising signs for Schlitz, People's Credit Clothing Co., Peoples Dentist, and other businesses line the buildings along the roa... |
| Date: | 07 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Flooded South Park Street underpass, with car stalled in three feet of water. A train is on the railroad bridge above. A young boy and girl wearing bathing... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Looking East down middle of avenue. Numerous vehicles are on the road, with a few pedestrians visible. A sign identifies the Republican Hotel on the left, ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Building at corner of Lisbon Avenue and North Avenue. A manuscript note on the reverse of the photograph calls this Neumueller's Park, which may have been... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | A large tree stands in the street at the corner, with signs attached to it. Behind the tree is a cigar store with a large billboard for a furniture store a... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Looking east on Wisconsin Avenue in the 800 block between 8th and 9th Streets. Cars are parked and driving down the street. An apartment block called the B... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Northeast corner of the intersection, future site of the Stephenson Building. A cigar store stands on the corner, with a harness store on the left, and mo... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View from street of theatre and main entrance on corner of Wells and Water Streets. To the right is a building with a sign for Quaker Oats. On the left cor... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Exterior of theatre on corner of Wells and Water Streets. There is a billboard for Kools (cigarettes) on the side. Streetcar tracks and parked cars are in ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Corner of Wells and Water Streets. A large blank billboard is on the side of the theatre. Across the road on the left is a sign for Blatz beer. A car wash ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Down the road and across the bridge from the theatre. Iron work on the bridge obstructs the view of the theatre. Cars are crossing the bridge, and pedestri... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east along West State Street between Eighth and Ninth Streets. Numerous buildings line the road, along which cable cars are travelin... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A view east from the corner of South Blair and Williamson Streets. On the left is Joe's News Store (Joseph J. Kuhn) 520 E. Wilson Street and a sign for th... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | The East Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station, 501 East Wilson Street, from South Hancock Street, with Lake Monona in the background. ... |
| Date: | 04 11 1937 |
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| Description: | 1030 N. Third Street, seen from State Street Bridge. Signs for the building are on the top floor. More billboards can be seen on buildings in the backgroun... |
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