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| 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: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Milwaukee with prominent streets and buildings identified. Taken from City Hall Tower. |
| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Western Hotel. Benches are along the walls. |
| Date: | 02 22 1860 |
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| Description: | Menu for the Newhall House hotel in Milwaukee, extensively illustrated with an engraving of the hotel and prices. The Newhall House, during its day one of ... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Axtell House, located at Walker's point on the corner of S. Water and Ferry Streets. There are pedestrians on the bridge over the river. |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Axtell House building, with a storefront next to it advertising "Clothing Hats Caps Sailors Outfits". A bridge is on the left and a man... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. The Plankinton House is in the near foreground across the street. A sign for Little Dry Goods, 105, is on the left, above a horse-drawn cart. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | East Wisconsin Avenue showing men and women on the sidewalks and the Hotel Pfister in the background. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | View from pier or dock of buildings along the Milwaukee River, including a building with a clock tower. Signage on brick exteriors reads "J.C. Iverson Co. ... |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Axtell House building, with a storefront next to it advertising "Clothing Hats Caps Sailors Outfits". A bridge is on the left and a man... |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | This map was engraved from original drawings and surveys taken by Louis Lipman. Includes Milwaukee street directory on the left hand side. Bottom right cor... |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | This maps has an index of depots, hotels, prominent institutions and buildings, churches, and places of amusement. The map was removed from an unidentified... |
| Date: | 06 05 1884 |
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| Description: | Die cut elongated octagonal menu for the 7th annual banquet of the Merchants Association at The Plankinton. On the cover is an oval portrait of a deer with... |
| Date: | 09 21 1846 |
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| Description: | Bill of fare for the United States Hotel, with decorative border ornaments running along the sides, top, and bottom of the menu, and general printed catego... |
| Date: | 07 13 1871 |
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| Description: | Menu printed on taupe silk for a banquet given to the Northwestern Amateur Boating Association by the Milwaukee Boat Club at Newhall House. At the top is a... |
| Date: | 02 22 1896 |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu page from the Old Settlers' Club annual banquet. On the cover is an illustration of Dr. Erastus B. Wolcott riding his horse, "Gunpowde... |
| Date: | 02 22 1892 |
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| Description: | Back cover, front cover, and menu page for the Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee County annual banquet. The back page includes an illustration of a monument ... |
| Date: | 02 22 1898 |
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| Description: | Front and back covers and menu page for the 29th annual banquet of the Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County. Front cover includes a circular portrait of c... |
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