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| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Striking workers from the local 18 of United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers, C.I.O. picketing on a wide downtown sidewalk. The men are walking in a circle h... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Members of local 18 United Gas, Coke and Chemical of the C.I.O. picketing in a small circle on a wide downtown sidewalk. Two men hold signs and one reads, ... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | An International CO-192 truck leads a 25-piece circus parade through downtown streets. The parade originated at Circus World Museum in Baraboo. Additional ... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | A police officer directs a parade of circus wagons carried on International trucks through downtown streets. The 25-piece parade originated at Circus World... |
| Date: | 07 13 1946 |
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| Description: | Part of a United Public Workers parade/demonstration on a downtown city street. A horse-drawn wagon carries some participants. Parade signs read "No Swivel... |
| Date: | 07 13 1946 |
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| Description: | A United Public Workers parade/demonstration from an adjacent sidewalk. The line of participants including a horse-drawn wagon stretches into the distance.... |
| Date: | 07 13 1946 |
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| Description: | Decorated truck driven by Leonard Greachowiak through downtown in a United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration. The beribboned pickup displays a sign that ... |
| Date: | 07 13 1946 |
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| Description: | Horse-drawn wagon in a United Public Workers Parade/Demonstration through downtown. The horse bears signs that read "1946 One Horse Pay!" and "1846 One Hor... |
| Date: | 04 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of street scene of a run on the First National Bank. The sidewalk is crowded with people, spilling into the street. A horse-drawn buggy is dr... |
| Date: | 06 1905 |
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| Description: | Stereograph elevated view of the Milwaukee Exposition Building. Handwritten text reads: "1634 Exposition Building." Printed text on postcard is partially c... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a detail on the Marshall & Ilsley Bank building, under construction. There is a crane on the roof. On the left is the tower of St. John's ... |
| Date: | 06 14 1961 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of North and South Harbor Tracts, looking north from South Pier No. 2. There are skyscrapers in the background. there are multiple items of mac... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Mariner Tower, built in 1930 at 606 West Wisconsin Avenue, standing to the left of the 1927 Schroeder Hotel in this elevated view looking east over lower b... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | A view of the south (W. Wells Street) facade of Cream City Brewing Company's Triangle Bar. The two-story building features decorative brickwork. There is a... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | A man carrying an umbrella is gazing into the display window of Levinger's Antique Shop, Jefferson and East Main Street. |
| Date: | 07 1977 |
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| Description: | Downtown scene of a man seated on concrete steps leading down to water. He is surrounded by tall buildings. |
| Date: | 09 03 1913 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Third St., North from Sycamore, Milwaukee, Wis." A busy city street with streetcars, automobiles, trucks and pedestrians. Many buildi... |
| Date: | 11 06 1914 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "First National Bank, Milwaukee, Wis." An early Milwaukee "skyscraper" built of brick in the Neoclassical style. It was built in 1912.... |
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