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| Date: | 07 03 1886 |
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| Description: | The ornate entrance to the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and ... |
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| Description: | Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. parade car parked in Kosciuszko Park at South 9th Street and West Lincoln Avenue. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | View of Pabst Theater stage and auditorium from lower balcony. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Pabst Theater from across the street. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Pabst Theater sign adorned with gilded harp. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Gilded sculpture of Apollo and the muses of tragedy and comedy in the Pabst theater. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | View of Pabst Theater's auditorium and stage from upper balcony. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Close-up of replica chandelier in the Pabst theater. |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Collonade connecting the Pabst theater to the Wyndam Hotel and Milwaukee Reperatory Theater. |
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| Description: | Stereograph of John Johnston's (1836-1904) first grand home, 1130 Grand Avenue. Johnston was a successful Milwaukee banker, who moved to "The Lion House" a... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from street of home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View from the street of three people standing in front of a small house. There is a small Oeil-de-boeuf window in the upper story. The windows have shutter... |
| Date: | 11 10 2015 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of the Milwaukee Theater from across the street, which hosted the Republican presidential debates. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Elevated night view of the eight story Germania Building, which is illuminated with a multitude of individual electric light bulbs outlining the windows an... |
| 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: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A stone Chapel, St. Mary of the Angels has an ornate entrance and a belfry. Decorated steps, a lawn and trees can be seen. |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Journal Square. Fountain by Dick Wiken, Sculptor, Shorewood, Wisconsin." Text on reverse: "Journal Square. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Second Ward School, South Milwaukee, Wis." A brick and stone two story schoolhouse with the students posing on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 08 24 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Lefebre [sic] Bros. Co.'s Store. Wauwatosa, Wis." A two story, brick building with a parapet and large display windows with transoms ... |
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