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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad Shops

Date: 1940
Description: Located in West Milwaukee. View from atop a building of a large building located in the center, next to a smokestack. In the foreground is part of a round...
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad

Date: 1940
Description: Located in West Milwaukee. Trains, cars, tracks, and railroad buildings. The view is taken from the top of a building.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad Shops

Date: 1940
Description: West Milwaukee. Elevated view of tracks, trains, and buildings. A train roundhouse is located in the background.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Depot

Date: 1950
Description: Nighttime image of the Depot and yard. Back of station, tracks, and a couple of trains are visible, as well as some of the buildings of Milwaukee in the ba...
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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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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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Illinois Steel Company

Date: 1892
Description: Milwaukee works. Long steel mill located on the bank of either a lake or a river. Multitudes of smokestacks, tracks, and small buildings.
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1915
Description: Located in Juneau Park, the statue is on the right, on the edge of a steep hill. The hillside is lined with paths, and ends next to several railroad track...
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Juneau Park

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Description: Train station in the distance, with a man standing in the foreground on steps leading down to the lake, near a fenced-in pond. On the left are railroad tra...
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Juneau Park

Date: 1893
Description: Statue of Leif Ericson is to the right of center in the foreground, with the figure facing the city. On the left is a hill with paths, a train station, ra...
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Juneau Park

Date: 1910
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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Lake and Boaters Near Railroad Tracks

Date: 1910
Description: Two men walk along railroad tracks near water's edge. Standing on the shoreline are a group of adults and children gathered around boats. Buildings can be...
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Lincoln Memorial Drive

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of Lincoln Memorial Drive at the point where it joins Wisconsin Avenue, now the site of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. Lake Michig...
Postcard

Lincoln Memorial Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of Lincoln Memorial Bridge and plaza area. Lake Michigan is in the background, railroad tracks are below the bridge. Trees and grass surround...
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Melm's Brewery

Date: 1870
Description: Large brewery in background behind railroad tracks. On the right are smaller buildings. On the left is a small hill with ladders, fences, rocks, and plant ...
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Merrill Park Station

Date: 1920
Description: Part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway. Small station, at the bottom of a hill. Behind the station on top of the hill is a line of houses.
Postcard

Railroad Tracks near Milwaukee Bay

Date: 1937
Description: View down the hill toward the U.S. Coast Guard Station on the left with two communications towers on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Railroad tracks are just ...
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Water Street

Date: 1867
Description: West Water Street south from Spring Street.
Postcard

27th Street Viaduct

Date: 1911
Description: Looking north at the Menomonee Valley. Road incorrectly identified on the postcard as twenty-second street viaduct. Pedestrians and carriages are crossing ...
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Exterior of Railway Passenger Station

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Passenger Station, which was at the end of Wisconsin Avenue. The station has a clock tower and an arched entrance. On the b...

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