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| 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: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Group of men and women marching down Wisconsin Avenue. On the left is the Milwaukee Public Library, located at 814 West Wisconsin Avenue. Large sign reads:... |
| Date: | 05 16 1902 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Public Library building (Central Library) at W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. 9th Street. |
| Date: | 10 17 1921 |
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| Description: | Parkway Theater, 3417 W. Lisbon Avenue. Individuals are walking on sidewalk in front of the buildings. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Court of Honor, in front of the Public Library. View from below of the statue "The Victorious Charge" with four figures. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Avenue at Sixth Street, looking east from near the front of the Milwaukee Public Library (left foreground). Taken at night; lighted clocks read 9... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Exterior of library building with entrance to the left of center. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | West Wisconsin Avenue, looking east from the Court of Honor. Caption reads: "W. Wisconsin Ave., Looking East from Court of Honor, Milwaukee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The building has many classical architectural elements, including a dome. There is a large totem pole in front of the building. Pedestrians are walking on ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of library building, with a portion of the dome visible on the roof, from across the street behind a median strip planted with bushes. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Front facade of library building from across the street behind a median strip, which has a statue and a sign that reads "Keep Off the Grass". Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Interior of library with large open reading area and long tables and Windsor style chairs, a two-story high ceiling, and a balcony around the second level.... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Design for the plan of the first and second floors, accepted through a competition. The museum space is at the far left. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Front facade of building from across the street behind a median strip, which has a statue surrounded by a small fence. Caption reads: "Public Library & Mus... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Front facade of building from across the street. A portion of the dome can be seen on the roof. There is a median strip with a sculpture of a man on top of... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across road toward a monument on a median in front of the Milwaukee Public Library and Museum. A portion of the dome can be seen on top of the library... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | There is a dome on top of the building at the entrance. A monument is in a grassy median in the road between the building and the foreground. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Public Library and Museum, designed by Ferry & Clas, architects. |
| Date: | 12 1952 |
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| Description: | In Washington park, Washington Park library in the background. Nighttime view, with snow falling. The statue of Frederick Von Steuben on horseback preside... |
| Date: | 02 1908 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Greene Memorial Library of Milwaukee-Downer College (now the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). The image is part of a 14-page pamphl... |
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