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Panoramic View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milwaukee with prominent streets and buildings identified. Taken from City Hall Tower.
Photograph

Milwaukee Public Library

Date: 05 16 1902
Description: Milwaukee Public Library building (Central Library) at W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. 9th Street.
Photograph

Parkway Theater

Date: 10 17 1921
Description: Parkway Theater, 3417 W. Lisbon Avenue. Individuals are walking on sidewalk in front of the buildings.
Photograph

Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1951
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...
Postcard

Wisconsin Avenue's Court of Honor

Date: 1935
Description: West Wisconsin Avenue, looking east from the Court of Honor. Caption reads: "W. Wisconsin Ave., Looking East from Court of Honor, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1940
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 ...
Photograph

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1940
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.
Postcard

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1910
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...
Postcard

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1904
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...
Postcard

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1909
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...
Postcard

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1910
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...
Postcard

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1910
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...
Photograph

Von Stueben Statue

Date: 12 1952
Description: In Washington park, Washington Park library in the background. Nighttime view, with snow falling. The statue of Frederick Von Steuben on horseback preside...
Photograph

Milwaukee Public Library on Grand Avenue

Date: 1898
Description: View across Grand Avenue of the Milwaukee Public Library. To the left, the base of the Midsummer Festival Monument can be seen, and the George Washington m...

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