Date: | 07 25 1980 |
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Description: | A family relaxes by their backyard pool, while a father tosses his infant son gently in the air. |
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Description: | View across street towards the George W. Peck Residence, Prospect Avenue. |
Date: | 1880 |
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Description: | 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style... |
Date: | 1857 |
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Description: | From Judge Smith Addition, 5th Ward, looking north, toward the city. Drawing is an elevated view of field and plank fence in foreground, road to the left a... |
Date: | 06 1947 |
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Description: | A family boarding a route #40 streetcar. A sign on the front of the car advertises midget auto racing at the State Fair grounds; the second urges people to... |
Date: | 08 30 1954 |
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Description: | Mary Ellen McCabe, 1954 Alice in Dairyland, enters State Fair Park in her official convertible, escorted by police officers on Harley-Davidson motorcycles ... |
Date: | 1917 |
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Description: | Elevated view of intersection of the Janesville Plank Road and North Cape Road at Hales Corners, also showing Schubrino's Saloon. The Janesville road, some... |
Date: | 1918 |
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Description: | Intersection of Janesville Plan and North Cape Road, with telephone poles lining North Cape Road and cars parked on the side of Schunbrino's Saloon. |
Date: | 1870 |
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Description: | View down road towards the Western Hotel on the left. The original tavern was built in 1834 (?) by William Shields (?). In 1845 it was operated by his son ... |
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Description: | A woman driving a two-wheeled carriage pulled by two white horses. |
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Description: | Court of Honor, W. Wisconsin Avenue, looking west from N. 9th Street. The Midsummer Festival monument (with eagle) and Gesu Church steeples are on the left... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Lake Park streetcar terminal. There is a streetcar in the station with engineers standing in front. |
Date: | 07 12 1914 |
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Description: | Crowds at the race course watching harness racing in Washington Park. There are three racers, and a crowd of spectators is sitting in the grandstands, on t... |
Date: | 10 15 1955 |
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Description: | Children leaning against a fence at the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo at the Washington Park Zoo. Several of the children are drinking... |
Date: | 1865 |
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Description: | Courthouse built in 1836, then torn down in 1871 to make way for a new structure. Tall central building with two wings coming off the sides. Path in fron... |
Date: | 1880 |
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Description: | The brewery was built by George Schweickhart after he came to the city in 1856. He purchased three acres of land on the then Watertown Plank road, now just... |
Date: | 1887 |
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Description: | Built in 1840 by Lemuel Hull. William Singer was the mason. The basement was made by lowering the hill. There were originally only two stories. First ... |
Date: | 1896 |
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Description: | John Johnston's (1836-1904) first grand home at 1130 Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Johnston was a successful Milwaukee banker, who moved to "The Lio... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | 40 North Prospect Avenue. Built ca. 1860, E.T. Mix, architect. House is three stories with a small tower on the roof. To the right is the yard with smal... |
Date: | 1889 |
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Description: | Looking down street toward Lake Michigan, which is visible at the end of the road. The dirt street is lined with trees and houses. On the right stands a... |
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