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| Date: | 09 24 1896 |
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| Description: | 240 Langdon Street, residence of attorney William A.P. Morris. In 1902 Morris built and moved to a house at 635 Howard Place. He financed a brick street ... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of South Twelfth Street. There is a child standing in the center of the street holding onto a wagon in which another child is sitting. A chur... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The H.S. Durand residence, now the Masonic Temple. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | The E.T. Billings Residence, Lake Avenue. Mr. Billings was a prominent commercial photographer. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | The Turner-Rusch house. Frederick Jackson Turner's family lived here until 1882 when it was purchased by the Rusch Family. Julia Rusch was later (1950) pri... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the so-called Pierce house, at 424 North Pinckney Street, on the corner of Gilman Street. |
| Date: | 08 22 1885 |
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| Description: | Pencil drawing of residence on Murray's Alley. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | View of Biddle Street. The 'x' marks the home of Mr. Brigham. The road is tree-lined, with homes behind the trees. "With cross on it, just under the sou... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | After the fire of Oct. 22, 1865. The house takes up most of the image to the right, with burnt trees on the left, and a building in the background. The r... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | The residence of John Crapser Coleman, as remodeled in 1870. A large house is in the middle of the image, with a drive leading up to the left of the house... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | The residence of John Crapser Coleman. As remodeled in 1870; copy of photograph taken in 1894. House is in right middle ground, with a yard and trees. A ... |
| 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: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. From the northeast (contrary to photographer's description.) A large tree stands in the center of the image along the drive, with the home be... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | The building has a fence around it and the yard is filled with trees. Pedestrians are in the road, as well as a man riding a horse. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Broadway in Milwaukee. Home has many peaks on the roof, and the drive to the entrance is on the right. |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Subheading states the center building to be the oldest house in Milwaukee, and built by Matthias Stein in January 1838. The home is only two stories tall,... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Elevated view looking roughly south, the foreground overlooks a residential neighborhood. On the far shoreline, smoke clouds spew out from lar... |
| Date: | 1876 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a view over rooftops of a neighborhood near Lake Michigan. Shoreline can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over rooftops looking towards Lake Michigan shoreline. Seaman's Furniture and Rooms building is surrounded by other commercial buildings. The... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Elevated view of rooftops on the west side, with St. Mary's Convent in the background. |
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