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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Popular bathing beaches like this one on Lake Michigan offered relief from the heat as well as the opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions of the 191... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Color map, hand-drawn with comic figures engaged in various activities throughout map. Bordered by the river on the left and Lake Michigan on the right, in... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee in 1853 details building features and city layout from southwest. Important buildings are numbered in a silhouette drawing bel... |
| Date: | 04 01 1975 |
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| Description: | The bridge over the Milwaukee Harbor named in honor of former Mayor Daniel Hoan. The bridge was constructed between 1970 and 1972, but during the period de... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Polyconic projection. Map made from surveys without spirit level control. Henry Gannett, Chief Topographer. Topography by Van H. Manning and Nat. Tyler, Jr... |
| Date: | 08 06 1917 |
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| Description: | Overlooking the Chicago and North Western railroad depot from Juneau Park bluff. Caption on glass plate reads: "Extention [sic] of Juneau Park, show... |
| Date: | 05 30 1914 |
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| Description: | Juneau Park looking north from approximately E. Mason Street, with the Chicago and North Western railroad tracks on the right. The Lake Michigan shoreline ... |
| Date: | 06 19 1902 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the North Point Water Tower at the foot of E. North Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 31 1921 |
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| Description: | Crowds of individuals along South Shore Beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Some individuals are swimming while others are sitting on the grass and sand. ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort on the shores of Lake Michigan, with crowds of individuals walking up the numerous paths that lead to the resor... |
| Date: | 08 01 1914 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Yacht Club, located at the foot of E. Layfayette Street on Lake Michigan. Numerous sailboats are in the harbor, and individuals are on the pier. |
| Date: | 08 24 1971 |
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| Description: | Tramway that was used by O.D. Hopkins Association Incorporated of Contoocook, New Hampshire. Falk caption reads, "Tramway (Skylark- customers, Sky Glider) ... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Jones Island and garbage disposal plant. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Harbor area of Jones Island and garbage disposal plant, Stratton Grain Co., and more. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of rivers, with Lake Michigan in upper right, train yards, and highway in lower left. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Main factory with South Foundry in lower left. Lake Michigan is in the background. Later the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of city, river and harbor. Two smokestacks are on either side of the river mouth. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of island with houses and boathouses and boats along the shoreline. Industrial buildings are in the background, and a sailboat is on the wate... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A canon is in the foreground to the left. There are a number of pedestrians in the park and on the path by the lake. In the background on the left is a tra... |
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