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City Hall

Date: 1895
Description: The Milwaukee Sentinel Semi-Centennial Souvenir. City Hall and street in front with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians.
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1839
Description: Courthouse and surrounding buildings. There are also two horse-drawn carriages, people on horseback, and a few pedestrians.
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1870
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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Custom House

Date: 1855
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-...
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Resort and Harbor

Date: 1895
Description: View from across railroad tracks. Resort is on the water's edge, with a small inlet on the right. Land is mostly sand, though a small part on the left ha...
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Juneau Monument

Date: 1893
Description: Side view of monument with plaque. Behind the statue is a road, trees, and the top of a building. A fire hydrant and a small group of people are on the ri...
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Byron Kilbourn House

Date: 1887
Description: Northwest corner of Grand Avenue and 4th Street. Built in 1854 at a cost of $18,000. The storefronts were added in 1868; the building razed in 1886.
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1893
Description: Stereograph of Wisconsin Street looking west to Grand Avenue.
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of Wisconsin Street looking east from Spring Street.
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Milwaukee Club

Date: 1889
Description: Corner of 706 North Jefferson Street; from a booklet of collotype views published by the photographer. The building has a turret with a rounded roof. At th...
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of river looking north from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. A pier with a small building and poster boards extends into the water from the bott...
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Water Street

Date: 1880
Description: West Water Street seen from Grand Avenue.
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"New Music Palace"

Date: 1892
Description: Formerly the Richter, Schubert and Dick office building. Seven-story building with a rounded corner next to the alleyway. The word Merrill is above one e...
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Music Hall

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph; front of music hall along the road, with a horse and carriage team in front of the entrance. Buildings can also be seen in the left backgroun...
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Building

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph; corner of Broad and Wisconsin Avenues. Built in 1870. E.T. Mix, architect. Victorian details decorate the six story building. A small pile of...
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Notre Dame Convent

Date: 1871
Description: The building has a fence around it and the yard is filled with trees. Pedestrians are in the road, as well as a man riding a horse.
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Pabst Building

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior of building, with arched main entrance. The road in front is crowded with pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-drawn vehicles. On the left is a boat ...
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Pabst Residence

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view across street towards the mansion with large yard containing many trees and a fountain on the right. A smokestack is in the distant backgroun...
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Reed Street and Union Depot

Date: 1886
Description: Elevated view of Reed Street from the corner of South Water Street. This depot served the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Wisconsin Central, and the M...
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St. Gall's Church

Date: 1894
Description: Southeast corner of Second and Sycamore Streets, later the site of a large street railway building. The picture was taken shortly after the interior was d...

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