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Motorcyclist and Crowd

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Description: A motorcyclist drives down the middle of the road, possibly in a race, as a crowd looks on.
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Newhall House

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Description: Elevated view of Newhall House. A number of horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curb.
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Plankinton House

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Description: Elevated view of exterior of Plankinton House from across the street.
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Union Depot, Reed Street Station

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Description: Slightly elevated view over railroad tracks of the Union Depot, erected in 1866 on Reed Street. Horse-drawn wagons and cabs are parked nearby, and pedestr...
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Princess Theater at Night

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Description: Night view of the Princess Theater in Milwaukee.
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Court of Honor

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Description: Court of Honor, W. Wisconsin Avenue, looking west from N. 9th Street. The Midsummer Festival monument (with eagle) and Gesu Church steeples are on the left...
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Milwaukee Journal Building

Date: 05 13 1914
Description: The Milwaukee Journal building at N. 4th Street, north of W. Wisconsin Avenue.
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Boston Store

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Boston Store department building at W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. 4th Street.
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Boating in Kosciusko Park

Date: 07 19 1914
Description: Individuals boating in the Kosciusko Park lagoon, with onlookers sitting on the bank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Boating, Kosciusko Park".
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Walker Square Park

Date: 07 29 1914
Description: Individuals and children sitting on benches in the foreground of the residential park, with others in the middleground laying on the grass near the water f...
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Construction near City Hall

Date: 1911
Description: East Water Street at Wisconsin Avenue. City Hall is in the background. At the left is the Waldheim and Company Department Store of 407-411 East Water Stree...
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1885
Description: View from street of courthouse on street corner.
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Byron Kilbourn House

Date: 1887
Description: Northwest corner of Grand Avenue and 4th Street. Built in 1854 at a cost of $18,000. The storefronts were added in 1868; the building razed in 1886.
Postcard

South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South entrance; an open car with two people is crossing the bridge. Stone lions flank the bridge on each corner. A lighthouse is in the background. Caption...
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Munkitz Apartments

Date: 1971
Description: View from street of American System houses, four identical buildings in a row, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, located at 1102-112 North 27th Street. They ...
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Girls in a Park near Large Fountain

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Description: Two young girls playing on a pathway near a large fountain and lamppost located in a park.
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Women Pedestrians

Date: 1911
Description: Three women in large hats walking away from two streetcars on a windy day. Other men and women are standing in the background. One of the streetcars has a ...
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City Hall - Anaglyph

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; view of the earlier City Hall building, on Market Square at the corner of E. Water Street and Oneida Street. Several signs are in the image, i...
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Milwaukee County Court House

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Description: Exterior view from across street of the Milwaukee County Court House, with automobiles, a fire hydrant, and a woman walking across the street.
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Downtown Circus Parade

Date: 1963
Description: A police officer directs a parade of circus wagons carried on International trucks through downtown streets. The 25-piece parade originated at Circus World...

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