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Steam Fire Engine with Three Horses

Date: 1900
Description: A steam fire engine of Milwaukee's Fire Company #2 drawn by three white horses racing to a fire. Prior motor driven fire equipment was a greater danger tha...
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First Streetcars in Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: First electric street railway service in Wisconsin.
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Winter Street Scene

Date: 1914
Description: Snow covers a streetcar and pedestrians walk through a snow-covered street.
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Parade with Marching Band

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Description: A small marching band is at the head of the parade with a military group marching behind them. Crowds are standing on the sidewalk.
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Crowded Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Men piling into an electric trolley with a sign that reads: "Viaduct". The streetcar has grating on the end, which several men are standing on. A sign on a...
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Street Scene

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Description: A group of well-dressed men and women are walking across a street. They are all wearing hats and a couple of the woman are carrying fur muffs. A streetcar ...
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Trolley Cars and Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View of trolley cars and a depot. Three men are standing on the left near parked cars. In the background is a roundhouse.

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