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Mader's German Restaurant

Date: 04 11 1940
Description: Exterior of building, with a peaked roof with embellishments on the edge. Two bas-relief figures of a man and woman carrying food and drink are set in the ...
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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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Milwaukee Academy

Date: 1920
Description: Corner of Van Buren and Oneida Streets. An ornate iron and glass lamp post is in the center of the image between two trees.
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Milwaukee Club

Date: 1889
Description: Corner of 706 North Jefferson Street; from a booklet of collotype views published by the photographer. The building has a turret with a rounded roof. At th...
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South Pierce Street

Date: 1910
Description: Light factory district. The street is 44 feet between curbs, with vitrified brick pavement. Telephone poles line the road.
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Elizabeth Plankinton House

Date: 1975
Description: 1492 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Built in 1886 by John Plankinton for his daughter Elizabeth. Edward T. Mix was the architect. Listed in the National Register of...
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Emil Wallber House

Date: 1868
Description: Exterior view of the Emil Wallber house with four people standing near the entrance. Wallber was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1884-1888. The location of the...
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Collapsing Building

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Description: Building and smokestack collapsing amidst debris.
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Three Men Posing Against Brick Wall

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Description: Three men wearing hats are posing against a wall, hunched up in their coats against the cold. One stand is sitting while the other two men are standing.
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Burning Building

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Elevated view from rooftop of smoke billowing out of the roof of a burning brick building. Fire fighters are climbing on ladders on the side of the buildin...
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Brick Mansion

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Description: Exterior view of a three-story mansion with a large yard.
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Miller Brewery

Date: 1977
Description: Miller Brewery taken as part of a project to document the Wisconsin brewing industry.
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Women Pedestrians

Date: 1911
Description: Three women in large hats walking away from two streetcars on a windy day. Other men and women are standing in the background. One of the streetcars has a ...
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Early P&H Machine Shop

Date: 1886
Description: Exterior view of one of the first Pawling & Harnischfeger machine shops. The building was built in 1886 on the corner of South First Street and East Oregon...
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Golden Guernsey Dairy Employees

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Description: An outdoor group portrait of the employees of the Golden Guernsey Dairy, posed in front of the building.
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Golden Guernsey Dairy Building

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Description: Elevated exterior view from across a street of the Golden Guernsey Dairy. Trucks are visible in open garages.
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Play Director Organizing Game

Date: 1915
Description: A play director wearing a hat and long dress is organizing a game with a group of children, mostly girls wearing dresses, one of which is holding a ball. T...
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Children Playing with Flying Rings

Date: 1915
Description: A group of children, mostly boys wearing caps, playing with flying rings outside at a playground in front of a brick building.
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Gauer and Bloch with C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner

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Description: Harold Gauer and Robert Bloch with C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner, who were visiting from California. They are standing outside on a wall in front of Bloch's...
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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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