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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight."
Photograph

Children at Fountain

Date: 1905
Description: Children at fountain on Broadway and Superior. Two girls are sitting in a pony-cart, a girl is looking through a railing with a dog, while a boy is filling...
Photograph

Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
Photograph

St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 05 13 1941
Description: St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 2460 Atwood Avenue.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Waukesha

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Waukesha, looking southwest, with insets of State Industrial School, Court House, and Fountain Spring House.
Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol Illustration

Date: 1889
Description: Illustration of the Wisconsin State Capitol with an American flag displayed on the dome.
Photograph

Court Street

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view looking down Court Street in Janesville toward the west.
Photograph

Courthouse Square

Date: 08 20 1914
Description: Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) showing Milwaukee County Courthouse from E. Wells and N. Jackson Streets. Caption on glass plate reads: "Court hou...
Photograph

U.S. Post Office & Courthouse

Date: 10 03 1958
Description: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. A woman is walking on the sidewalk that surrounds the building. There is a water fountain (bubbler) in the right foregroun...
Postcard

City Hall Square

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Description: Elevated view from the top of a building looking onto the square and down East Water Street. A fountain with a monument to Henry Bergh is in the lower cent...
Photograph

Elevated New York Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a street scene in downtown, featuring a small park with a fountain, and many pedestrians among tall buildings.
Photograph

White Memorial Library

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the facade of White Memorial Library and the Birge Fountain. Construction of the neo-classical style library was funded by Mary Flavia White. The...
Photograph

Library Park

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Description: View across tree-lined street toward a fountain in the park.
Photograph

A Residential Street

Date: 1870
Description: A view of a tree-lined residential street, with homes partially visible on the right.
Photograph

Court Square in Business District

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Description: Elevated view of a public square in a business district. Automobiles, pedestrians, and horses and carriages surround a large figural fountain which was ere...
Photograph

Broad Street in Business District

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Description: Slightly elevated view down Broad Street in a business district. Pedestrians stand on the sidewalk near a cafe, drug store, and parked automobiles. There i...
Photograph

East Mansfield Street

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Description: View down East Mansfield Street. On the left corner, two men stand near the neo-classical Crawford County Courthouse building, completed in 1908. The court...
Photograph

Waterworks

Date: 1910
Description: The Madison waterworks building, with corner tower and turret. The building was located at the corner of Gorham and Livingston Streets. The large smokesta...
Photograph

Street Scene

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Description: View of a grocery store, restaurant, and several other small shops.
Photograph

Iowa Street

Date: 1920
Description: View up unpaved street. There is a horse-drinking fountain on the left side of the road, and pedestrians are on sidewalks in the background.

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