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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
Painting

Horlick's Malted Milk Factory

Date: 1914
Description: Horlick's Malted Milk Factory.
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Peshtigo Smoke Stack Ruins

Date: 1871
Description: Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left.
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Blumer Brewery

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Exterior view of the Blumer Brewery building. Two men are standing in the left background at the corner of the building. The porch of a building is on the ...
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Clayton Lodge

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Description: Exterior view of Clayton Lodge.
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Rockdale Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys with wagonloads of milk at the Rockdale Creamery.
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Pond House

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Description: View from street of exterior of Pond House.
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Taliesin

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green.
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Paving Block Cutters

Date: 1910
Description: Paving block cutters at work at the the Montello Granite Company. Two men holding large hammers are posing underneath a tarp which is shading large pieces ...
Book or Pamphlet

Elevators at Fort William

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Description: Illustration of exterior view of elevators at Fort William.
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Paper Mill

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Description: Unidentified paper mill. The holding pond for the paper mill is in the foreground.
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City Car Taxi

Date: 12 08 1933
Description: A new Chevrolet City Car Company cab owned by James and Grace Riddell. In the background is a view of the 200 block of East Washington Avenue.
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Milwaukee Water Works

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Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Water Works. A little boy is riding a tricycle in the foreground.
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Bay View Rolling Mill

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Description: Exterior of the Bay View Rolling Mill, Puddling Department, with workers posing outside the building. The men are standing near railroad tracks, and a few ...
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Schlitz Brewery

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Description: Exterior of the Schlitz Brewery.
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Steam Engine in front of Factory

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Description: Men pose on and around a large steam engine locomotive and mineral cars(?) in front of a factory with tall smokestacks. The side of the engine reads: "Calu...
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Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge.
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Northwest from Courthouse #845

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Description: Aerial view northwest from Courthouse of buildings and rooftops.
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Osborne Works No. 1 Plant

Date: 1915
Description: Plant No. 1 at International Harvester's Osborne Works located at 5 Pulaski Street. The factory was owned by the D.M. Osborne Company until 1903, when it w...

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