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| Date: | 08 30 1906 |
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| Description: | A screw passenger excursion vessel or whaleback, the Christopher Columbus, passing through the Broadway Bridge. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Milwaukee with prominent streets and buildings identified. Taken from City Hall Tower. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building, with arched main entrance. The road in front is crowded with pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-drawn vehicles. On the left is a boat ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of brewing company and surrounding roads. On the road in front of the buildings are horse-drawn carts carrying barrels, a trolley car, and pe... |
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| Description: | Passenger ship "Christopher Columbus," which is full of people on multiple decks, along the shore of the city of Milwaukee. Buildings and a second ship are... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | A large steamship, City of Racine, loaded with passengers sails towards Milwaukee Harbor. On the left a tugboat pulls a smaller sailboat out towards... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Milwaukee Willow Works, a manufacturer of children's carriages, willow ware, and toys, with a three-quarter view of the company building,... |
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| Description: | Memohead of the Milwaukee Dry Dock Company, which operated two docks, with a view of a dock with ships, planks of wood, buildings, and the slogan, "Electri... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Nine boats are on the waters of Lake Michigan as they observe the "Christian Radich" sailing. The ship is a full-rigged, three-masted Norwegian ship. The s... |
| Date: | 10 11 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Milwaukee, Wis. Goodrich Line Steamer 'Christopher Columbus.' Der Dampher 'Christopher Columbus' von der Goodrich-Linie." A Whaleback... |
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