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West Broad Street

Date: 1905
Description: Street side view of West Broad Street including shopfronts, foot traffic, a trolley and horse-drawn wagons. Caption reads: "West Broad Street - Westerly, R...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down Main Street including a horse-drawn wagon and a trolley.
Photograph

Hanover Street

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene with people entering a cable car on Hanover Street.
Photograph

International Model F Truck Used for Public Transportation

Date: 1915
Description: International Model F or 31 truck used for public transportation parked in urban area. Next to the open door on the side of the truck it reads: "Pay As You...
Photograph

A Business Street

Date: 1900
Description: View along left side sidewalk toward shops and businesses lining a commercial street. A large sign outside a shop on the left reads: "Wholesale Wallpaper, ...
Photograph

Elevated City View

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a city, featuring the Trinity (1813-1814), United (1812-1815), and Center Churches (1812-1814) and the Phelps Gateway. People gather on t...
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Statue in Public Square

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Gottfried Tower, erected in 1895. A woman walks by the iron tower which features a white Statue of Liberty on top and a band platform ten feet ...
Photograph

Street Scene with Trolley Car

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene featuring automobiles and a trolley car. The street is lined with pedestrians and storefronts.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View down a busy street with horse-drawn carriages and trolley cars.
Postcard

Second Street

Date: 01 1907
Description: View looking down Second Street. Stores and other buildings line both sides of the street, including the Post Office on the left. Cable car tracks are runn...
Postcard

On Ellis Avenue

Date: 02 08 1912
Description: View of Ellis Avenue. A horse-drawn buggy is moving alongside a cable car down the road. Buildings and telephone poles line both sides of the street.The po...
Photograph

Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. Near a streetcar is the city's Civil War memorial, erected in 1898 by John Conway.
Photograph

Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. A streetcar and a horse-drawn wagon are coming up the avenue. There are monuments in the median.
Map or Atlas

Street Railway and Motor Bus Guide of Milwaukee

Date: 1931
Description: This map is an advertisement for Milwaukee street cars and motor buses and reads: "Ride the street car or motor bus. Economical, safe, dependable." Include...
Postcard

Fountain Square

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard view of a square in the central business district. A cable car runs down the center of the street, and horse-drawn vehicles are parked a...
Photograph

Adderley Street in Cape Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the post office on Adderley Street in Cape Town, South Africa. There are automobiles, horse-drawn carts, wagons, and streetcars on the wid...
Map or Atlas

Official Quarter-Sectional Atlas of the City of Milwaukee, S. E. 1/4 Sec. 36, T. 7 N., R. 21, E. Plat No. 65

Date: 1906
Description: This map shows ward boundaries, subdivisions, lot and block numbers and dimensions, house numbers, electric car lines, steam railways, and adjoining plat n...
Map or Atlas

Official Quarter-Sectional Atlas of the City of Milwaukee, N. E. 1/4 Sec. 29, T. 7 N. R. 22 E. Plat No. 53

Date: 1906
Description: This map shows ward boundaries, lot and block numbers and dimensions, house numbers, electric car lines, steam railways, and adjoining plat numbers in a po...
Photograph

Elevated View of Madison

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking down State Street taken from the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right on Mifflin Street men are working on scaffolding on the facade...
Postcard

Views of Racine

Date: 12 22 1908
Description: Text reads: "Views of Racine, Wis." A collage of 12 postcards with views of buildings, landmarks and ships.

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