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City Hall

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Description: Color view from the river. Foreground has three people in a boat. A bridge over the river, and a boat to the left are in the center. City Hall is in the ...
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City Hall and Pabst Building

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Description: Hand-colored view from the water. Buildings are in the background, a boat and bridge are in the center. A small boat with people in it are in the foregroun...
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The Holton Street Viaduct

Date: 1907
Description: View looking up at the viaduct over the river, with a trolley on the tracks on the metal support bridge. Along the right shoreline is a grassy riverbank wi...
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Jones Island

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of island with houses and boathouses and boats along the shoreline. Industrial buildings are in the background, and a sailboat is on the wate...
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Lake Kosciuszko

Date: 1905
Description: A boat with five people are on a lake surrounded by trees. Behind them are several docked boats. In the background is a park area with a red-roofed buildin...
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Life-Saving Station and Garbage Crematory

Date: 1911
Description: View across water toward several buildings on shoreline, two with large smokestacks. A man is standing on the shore, and two people are in a boat on the ri...
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Milwaukee River with Boats

Date: 1906
Description: Boats on the Milwaukee River. Caption reads: "Boats on Milwaukee River."
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Milwaukee River Dam

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of dam with a bridge further up the river. Buildings are along the shoreline and on top of the hill on the right. Caption reads: "Scene Above...
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St. Josephat Church and School

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Description: St. Josephat Church and School from Kosciuszko Park. The classic style church with dome is across a body of water. Three boats with boaters are out rowing ...
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River View in Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1920
Description: Looking south from Oneida Street Bridge. Large buildings line the river edge. Another bridge is in the distance. Several buildings have flags on the roofs,...
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Lake Park and Drive

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Description: Elevated view with the lake on the right, with a number of boats near the shoreline. There is a long winding road through the park, including bridges, a fo...
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Light House at Entrance to Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of a pier and lighthouse at the entrance to Milwaukee's harbor. Two people sail in a small boat to the right of the lighthouse, ...
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Color Postcard Depicting Rock River

Date: 1908
Description: Color postcard showing a landscape along River Park.
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Frank Braeger Fishing Boat

Date: 1931
Description: The Frank Braeger is moored on the shore of Jones Island with steam issuing from the pipe, with the crew posing on the boat. In the background a man...
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Frank Braeger Fishermen

Date: 1931
Description: Fishermen from the Frank Braeger fishing tugboat are standing for a group portrait in front of their fishing nets on Jones Island.
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Lagoon from Pavilion

Date: 1923
Description: Text on front reads: "Lagoon from Pavilion, Humboldt Park, Milwaukee, Wis." View of the water from a terrace with a stone balustrade. Several people are in...

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