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Trolley Car Pulling Flat Car Carrying McCormick Binder and Mower

Date: 1899
Description: Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Cr...
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Pabst Theater Building

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Description: Elevated view of the Pabst Theater Building at E. Wells and N. Water Street. The Hotel Blatz is on the left.
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Two Women on Rainy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day.
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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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Women Stepping Off a Streetcar

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Description: A woman carefully steps off a Milwaukee streetcar. Original Falk caption reads, "Photos borrowed from Milwaukee County Transport for use in brochure 850801...
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Busy Milwaukee Intersection

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Description: Busy street in Milwaukee, bustling with automobiles, pedestrians, and a streetcar. Original Falk caption reads, "Photos borrowed from Milwaukee County Tran...
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Engineers and a Streetcar

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Description: A view of a T.M.E.R. and L Company streetcar and its operators. Several passengers are visible inside the streetcar. Original Falk caption reads, "Photos b...
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Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of brewing company. A sign for Schlitz is suspended between two of the buildings. Pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-drawn vehicles are on the ...
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Grand Avenue at 4th Street

Date: 1895
Description: Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. An electric sign for the Alhambra Theatre is in the center. Pedestrians are crossing the road and are on the sidew...
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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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People Exiting a Trolley

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Description: A group of unidentified people getting off of a trolley with the words [obscured]LL & HYDE Sts. on the side of the roof.
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Iron Block Building

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Description: Elevated view of building on corner in downtown area. There are horse-drawn vehicles in the street, and pedestrians on the sidewalk and crossing the street...
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Lockhart Street

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Description: Lockhart Street with banks on opposite corners, featuring foot traffic and a trolley. Caption reads: "Lockhart Street."
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Ridge Avenue

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Description: Street scene of Ridge Avenue from Queen Lake, East Falls. Features American flag decorations, people in the street, horse and carriages along the sides, as...
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Hanover Street

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene with people entering a cable car on Hanover Street.
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Mount Lowe Railway's Cable Car

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Description: The cable car on Mount Lowe Railway, existing from 1893-1938, climbing a steep incline in California. Mount Lowe is known for being the only scenic mountai...
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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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Market Street

Date: 1920
Description: View of Market Street, the town's business section. On the right corner stands the Union National Bank, chartered in 1839. Pedestrians can be seen on the s...
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Flores Avenue

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Description: View of Flores Avenue, a commercial section of downtown. The city hall, built in 1884, stands on the left near Laredo National Bank, founded in 1892. On ...
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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 ...

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