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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of old City Hall building at right center facing the camera. Electric power poles are along the street, along which horse-drawn carriages and... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Portion of City Hall with a flag flying from the roof. There is another building across the street, and horse-drawn carriages and people on the road. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | The Milwaukee Sentinel Semi-Centennial Souvenir. City Hall and street in front with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Street view; City Hall is in background. Taken on the edge of a street with horse-drawn carriages, and buildings lining the street, and a man wearing a ha... |
| Date: | 1839 |
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| Description: | Courthouse and surrounding buildings. There are also two horse-drawn carriages, people on horseback, and a few pedestrians. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Side view of courthouse. Several cars are parked on the road lining the courthouse, and a woman is stepping onto the sidewalk near a fire hydrant. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view at an angle towards the left and front of the courthouse. A large statue is on top of the main dome. The area around the courthouse ... |
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| Description: | M. Keenan & Company, flour and feed mill. Small print of mill on the water front. River is behind the building with a steamboat and a ship. A tall smoke... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Clipping from a newspaper or magazine. Building on a corner with a Post Office sign on left side of building, Custom House sign on the right side. Horse-... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building. Men are visible on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Davidson Theatre and Hotal at 135-137 Third Street. Signs for advertisements identify the buildings that are visible. Carriages and people are on the road... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of new wing under construction. A fence separates the wing from the road. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Afermath of the fire of June 4, 1905. A chimney and some burnt out walls still stand. The area around the ruins is fenced off. The top of the building t... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across intersection toward the building. Caption reads: "Exposition Building, Milwaukee. (Totally Destroyed by Fire June 4 '05.)" A group of people is... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Later renamed Locust Street, the bridge spans the Milwaukee River near Riverside Park. Elevated view from shoreline. A trolley and a pedestrian are on the ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View looking east from Third Street. Buildings line the road, with signs and advertisements. Roads and sidewalks are crowded with horse-drawn vehicles and ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| 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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