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Swimmers at South Shore Beach

Date: 07 26 1914
Description: A group, mostly youth, on the shores of Lake Michigan at South Shore beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Caption on glass plate reads, "On the Sands, South...
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Harness Racing at Washington Park

Date: 07 12 1914
Description: Crowds at the race course watching harness racing in Washington Park. There are three racers, and a crowd of spectators is sitting in the grandstands, on t...
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Robert Burns Statue

Date: 1940
Description: Statue created in honor of Robert Burns. Located in what is known as Burns Square, between Prospect & Farwell Avenues at Knapp Street.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad Depot

Date: 
Description: Angled view across street toward a park on the right and the railroad station behind. The station has blue roofs, chimneys, and a clocktower. Several vehic...
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The Fourth Ward Park

Date: 1903
Description: View of the Fourth Ward Park. Several men sit on a bench, while numerous houses and a factory are visible in the background.
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Soldier's Monument

Date: 1900
Description: Soldier's Monument on Grand Avenue, with a wreath places at the base. Steeples of a church are in the background. Scroll work has been added to the upper a...
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Civil War Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Avenue). A church building is in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Grand Avenue, Milwaukee."
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Civil War Memorial Statue

Date: 1935
Description: The Court of Honor, Wisconsin Avenue. The statue, "The Victorious Charge," is in the center, with a church behind. On the left are more buildings going int...
Postcard

Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Color image of courthouse with a large tree and park on the left. View taken at an angle to the building from across the street. Horse-drawn carriages are ...
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1910
Description: Colororized view of the front of the courthouse. Bare trees surround a fountain in the front, which has the top-most part of the dome cut-off by the frame....
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the courthouse, with several trees. People are sitting at various benches and tables in the space in front of the courthouse, and pigeons ar...
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Court House Square

Date: 1889
Description: Fountain in center, with trees along the border of the small square. A man sits on a bench and children are on the left. The courthouse is visible in the b...
Postcard

Court House Square

Date: 1905
Description: Fountain surrounded by a path and trees. A lamppost is in the right foreground and buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Fountain, Court House S...
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Emmanual Dannan Memorial

Date: 1855
Description: Lithograph showing the projected plan for the memorial. Monument is on top of a hill, looking out over the city, with a fenced off park area. Seven people ...
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1915
Description: Statue located in Juneau Park. Figure has left hand to eyes looking to the right, with a horn in his right hand resting on his hip. He stands on top of a ...
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1895
Description: Side view of the statue on a plinth with Celtic designs, with his right hand holding a horn resting on his hip. The statue is located in Juneau Park. On th...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1912
Description: Now called Wisconsin Avenue. Split avenue (strip of land down the center). There are several statues on plinths and/or columns in the median. Caption reads...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1912
Description: Now called Wisconsin Avenue. On the left are trees and a trolley in the road. On the right are several church towers, more trees, and another trolley. In t...
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Grand Avenue Looking East

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view looking east from Eleventh Street. The avenue is lined with buildings and trees. A large flagpole is in the center of the avenue which is lan...
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Grand Avenue at Court of Honor

Date: 1910
Description: Flagpole on a strip of grass in the middle of an avenue. On the right are several horse-drawn vehicles and people parading in the road in front of what app...

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