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Card Game

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: Group plays cards underneath the shady trees in Mitchell park.
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CM&SP Railroad Engine

Date: 1931
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #6414, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and purchased in 1931. The train is near the 26th...
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Soldiers Home Gazebo

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Description: Gazebo with a tree in front of it on the grounds of the Soldiers Home.
Postcard

Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1911
Description: The Whitefish Bay Resort and park. Caption reads: "Whitefish Bay Resort, Looking South, Milwaukee."
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Railroad Depot from Juneau Park Bluff

Date: 08 06 1917
Description: Overlooking the Chicago and North Western railroad depot from Juneau Park bluff. Caption on glass plate reads: "Extention [sic] of Juneau Park, show...
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Pabst Park Beer Garden

Date: 07 1900
Description: A group of people enjoy a summer day in the Pabst Park beer garden at North 3rd Street and West Garfield Avenue.
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Walker Square Park

Date: 07 29 1914
Description: Individuals and children sitting on benches in the foreground of the residential park, with others in the middleground laying on the grass near the water f...
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4th Ward Square

Date: 08 20 1914
Description: View from across the street of 4th Ward Square. Individuals are sitting on benches and on the grass in the park. Caption on glass plate reads: "4th Ward Sq...
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad Depot

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Description: Angled view across street toward a park on the right and the railroad station behind. The station has blue roofs, chimneys, and a clocktower. Several vehic...
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The Fourth Ward Park

Date: 1903
Description: View of the Fourth Ward Park. Several men sit on a bench, while numerous houses and a factory are visible in the background.
Postcard

Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Color image of courthouse with a large tree and park on the left. View taken at an angle to the building from across the street. Horse-drawn carriages are ...
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Grand Avenue Looking East

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view looking east from Eleventh Street. The avenue is lined with buildings and trees. A large flagpole is in the center of the avenue which is lan...
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Solomon Log Cabin Replica

Date: 1955
Description: View toward the front entrance of the cabin with a stone chimney on the right.
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1910
Description: View along top of hill in the park toward a woman and child sitting on a bench near the monument. At the bottom of the hill on the left are railroad tracks...
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Lake Park Stone Stairway

Date: 1909
Description: Stone Stairway. At the top there is a decorative balcony overlooking the stairway, and part of a building can be seen. Caption reads: "Stone Stairway, Lake...
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Entrance to Lake Park

Date: 1909
Description: View across lawn toward the bridge on the right. The lighthouse is in the background, as well as several other buildings in the distance. The bridge is fla...
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Lighthouse at Lake Park

Date: 1910
Description: Old Government Lighthouse at Lake Park. The lighthouse is connected to a house, surrounded by shrubs. Caption reads: "The Old Government Lighthouse, Lake P...
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Mitchell Park Sunken Garden

Date: 1930
Description: The Conservatory is in the background with a pond in the middle of the garden.
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Mitchell Park

Date: 1910
Description: Lagoon in the sunken gardens with the conservatory in the background. Caption reads: "Milwaukee, Wis. Mitchell Park, the lagoon, sunken gardens."
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Mitchell Park Conservatory

Date: 1904
Description: Fountain in front of the conservatory, separated by paths and shrubbery. Several pedestrians are standing near the fountain. Caption reads: "Conservatory, ...

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