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Railroad Office

Date: 1887
Description: General office of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company in the Mitchell Building in Milwaukee. Left to right: the individual seated in left ...
Drawing

East Water Street

Date: 1844
Description: Illustration of the west side of East Water Street.
Photograph

Farmer's Market

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a farmer's market with horse-drawn vehicles. One man is leading a bull down the street.
Photograph

East Water Street from Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view down East Water Street from Wisconsin Avenue, with buildings, people, and street traffic including horse-drawn vehicles and a horse-drawn str...
Photograph

German Market, Division Street

Date: 1885
Description: German Market on the right side of the street in the distance. Two horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground are heading toward the market. Pedestrians are wa...
Photograph

Milwaukee McCormick Branch House

Date: 1899
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company branch house building.
Photograph

Bridge Over the Milwaukee River

Date: 1895
Description: A bridge crosses the Milwaukee River on Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street, looking toward the City Hall tower.
Photograph

Schooner on the Milwaukee River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River with large sailing ship - a two-masted schooner - entering the port.
Photograph

Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view from the top of a building of Milwaukee City Hall under construction.
Photograph

National Avenue Parade

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view looking west on W. National Avenue from about S. 6th Street, towards a parade marching down National Avenue with a crowd of people watching, ...
Print

E.P. Allis & Co. Reliance Works

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of factory with lake and ships in the background. Trains, people, horses, and carriages, with a multitude of smokestacks in foreground. The f...
Postcard

Exposition Building

Date: 1886
Description: Print advertising the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition. View of building with flags flying from almost every peak on the the roof. Pedestrians and horse-dra...
Photograph

Birchard Furniture Store

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph view of Wisconsin Street in the 100 block; the Birchard Furniture store on the corner was at 121 and 123 Wisconsin Street. Text on the image re...
Photograph

Milwaukee River

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of river looking north from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. A pier with a small building and poster boards extends into the water from the bott...
Photograph

East Water Street

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated stereograph of East Water Street showing City Hall.
Photograph

Bradley & Metcalf Building

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the Bradley & Metcalf building in the 300 block of East Water Street. On the corner first floor is Booth & Maynard's store which was located...
Photograph

Commercial Area near Lake Michigan

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view over rooftops looking towards Lake Michigan shoreline. Seaman's Furniture and Rooms building is surrounded by other commercial buildings. The...
Document

William E. Smith Letterhead

Date: 1883
Description: Engraved letterhead of the firm of Smith, Mendel & Co., a wholesale grocery merchant. William E. Smith was a prominent Milwaukee businessman, partner in th...
Photograph

Milwaukee Buildings from top of Pabst Building

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view from the top of the Pabst Building down East Wisconsin Avenue all the way to Milwaukee Bay and out to the horizon of Lake Michigan. One of th...
Photograph

President Grover Cleveland Parade

Date: 10 1887
Description: A parade for President Grover Cleveland's Milwaukee visit during his Goodwill Tour. A marching band leads a horse and buggy (possibly carrying the presiden...

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