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Downriver from Grand Avenue Bridge

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Description: Schooners docked on river. The view is downriver from the Grand Avenue Bridge.
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Downriver from State Street Bridge

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Description: View downriver from the State Street Bridge showing a large sailing vessel.
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Toward the Bay from Walker's Point Bridge

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Description: View down the river toward the Bay from Walker's Point Bridge, showing several steamboats.
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Milwaukee River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a Milwaukee River scene showing people watching several steamboats from a bridge.
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Old Hulks and Elevator A

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Description: View of old sailing boats at a shoreline with elevator A in the background.
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Schlitz Brewery

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Description: Exterior of the Schlitz Brewery.
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Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge.
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Unloading Coal

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Description: A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr...
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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
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Raft over Dam at Munger's Mill

Date: 08 24 1886
Description: View across water of several men steering a lumber raft over the dam at Munger's Mill. A second raft is in the background, in front of railroad bridge.
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Kilbourn Dam, Building Forebox

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Description: Kilbourn Dam, building forebox.
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Kilbourn Dam, Building Apron

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Description: Elevated view of Kilbourn Dam, building apron. Men are working on the dam, and a bridge is in the background.
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Kilbourn Dam Powerhouse

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Description: Interior view from balcony of Kilbourn Dam Powerhouse. Four men stand at the balcony railing near stairs that lead to the ground floor. Another man stands ...
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Munger's Mill and Dam

Date: 1895
Description: Munger's Mill and dam, with men standing on and around the dam.
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Ford Garage and Bowman Bank

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Description: Street scene featuring the Ford Garage and the Bowman Bank. Several cars are parked in front of the buildings.
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Ashley Bennett's Garage

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Description: Several men are working on an automobile in Ashley Bennett's garage.
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Dam Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: View of the dam under construction.
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Bird's-eye View of Milwaukee

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Description: Elevated stereograph looking over the city of Milwaukee. In the background is a church, and factory buildings with smoke flowing out of the chimneys.
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Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee - Anaglyph

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Description: Elevated stereograph looking over the city of Milwaukee. In the background is a church, and factory buildings with smoke flowing out of the chimneys.
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From Dome of Exposition Building Looking South

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Description: Stereograph elevated view from the dome of the Milwaukee Exposition Building looking south at the urban landscape. The cyclorama building in the foreground...

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