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| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A bridge crosses the Milwaukee River on Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street, looking toward the City Hall tower. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Office of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company at 212 Market St. Two men and a boy are standing outside the office building on left side, while three ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View across Capitol Park lawn towards the corner of West Main and South Carroll Streets with businesses and horse-drawn wagons. The building at the corner ... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | View across road construction towards a horse-drawn trolley on railroad tracks on Racine Street. Men and children are standing near piles of road building ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Milwaukee River with large sailing ship - a two-masted schooner - entering the port. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" a... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | John Parman's Blacksmith, Wagon & Carriage Shop. A large group of men, including workers in leather aprons, are standing with carriages and wagon wheels ou... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Several people posed among farm implements in front of the machinery and insurance business of Gustav Reinhardt and Charles Pelunek (a.k.a. "Bohemian Charl... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Street with Gesell Photographic Studio, which is built into the side of a bluff, about 1895. His studio was on Main Street from 1877-1903. Miller and Co. L... |
| Date: | 04 06 1899 |
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| Description: | Street view showing Alma Milling Co. building on fire. Photograph was taken from Gerhard Gesell's studio balcony. |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | A family is seated in chairs in the middle of a street in front of a frame house with shuttered windows. Adjoining this house is what may be a commercial s... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | People stand on a sidewalk and porch in front of a frame store. Farm machinery is on the side of the store. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | View from hill down the unpaved main street. There is a man and two women standing in front of a fence and house across the street on the right. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | View, from a distance, of Fulton Street in Edgerton. A church is in the distance. |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | The Carlisle House on Brodhead Street. The building is surrounded by the Commercial Hotel, a billiard parlor, and J. Orbrecht's Variety Store. |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | View from across the railroad track. The Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad car #4770 is in the foreground. The Freeman House, Carlisle House and Empire Stove... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | View of a main street looking towards The Fulton Meat Market, P. Carrington Harness shop, a livery stable, feed store, restaurant and bakery. |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | A view from the roof across an unpaved road towards a building across the street from A.L. Dahl's photography studio. The two-story storefront is a general... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of a railroad crew on and around a handcar. A man and a young boy stand on the left near a track switch. In the background is a variety stor... |
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