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| Date: | 01 14 1924 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Caswell Block commercial district at the northwest corner of W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Plankinton Avenue. Pedestrians are on the side... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking north on N. Water Street toward City Hall. The streets are filled with automobiles and streetcars. Sidewalks are bustling with pedest... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | East Wisconsin Avenue looking west down W. Wisconsin Avenue from Jackson Street. The round turret on the left is on the Federal Building, with the Pfister ... |
| Date: | 08 31 1910 |
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| Description: | Looking northwest on Fond du Lac Avenue from W. Walnut Street. In the center is a building with awning that reads: "1220 Zautcke Bros." Streetcars, pedestr... |
| Date: | 09 25 1913 |
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| Description: | Looking south on N. 3rd Street from just north of W. North Avenue. On the right is the future Rosenberg's clothing store. Automobiles are parked at the cur... |
| Date: | 07 11 1912 |
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| Description: | Looking east on E. Wisconsin Avenue from the west bank of the Milwaukee River. The Pabst Building is on the left. |
| Date: | 05 08 1918 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the southeast corner of West Wisconsin Avenue and North 3rd Street. The Majestic Building is in the center while the Schlitz Hotel is on t... |
| Date: | 05 23 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking north on N. Water Street from W. St. Paul Avenue. City Hall is in the left background. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Snow covers a streetcar and pedestrians walk through a snow-covered street. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | East Water Street at Wisconsin Avenue. City Hall is in the background. At the left is the Waldheim and Company Department Store of 407-411 East Water Stree... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with snow-covered street car. A sign on the storefront behind the street car reads: "[Wool]worth Co. 5 and 10". |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | View across Mifflin Street towards the old Madison Post Office, with a streetcar stopped in front of the building. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Exterior of factory with a streetcar and parked cars in the background. Streetcar wires crisscross overhead, and in the foreground on the right are a group... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of depot from the street. Taken about a block from the building, the image has a trolley, pedestrians, carriages, and signs for the Davison Theatre a... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated exterior view. Sign on front of City Hall reads: "Help Prevent Fires," and the Henry Bergh statue and fountain is in front of the building. Severa... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A large crowd is gathered along a sidewalk, spilling onto the road, in front of the station. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Small neighborhood of the city at the west end of the Menomonee River Valley. Overhead is the second Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct, demolished in 1992. Cars a... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View across street of storefronts, including a barbershop, and a sign reading "Alamo" above a marquee that says "Free Poultry and Country Store". The 1100 ... |
| 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... |
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