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View of the City of Milwaukee

Date: 1856
Description: View looking west from Lake Michigan with several steam ships and sailing vessels in harbor. There is a lighthouse to left of center, along shoreline.
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Bird's-Eye Views of Milwaukee, Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye views of various sections of Milwaukee.
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Colton's Wisconsin

Date: 1882
Description: This basic reference map of the state shows natural features, railroads, county seats, and political boundaries against the G.L.O. township and range grid....
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Bird's-Eye View of East Central Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: Colored map in perspective indicates railroad routes. Lake Winnebago and Oshkosh in center, area extends to Shawano (top right corner), Green Bay (bottom r...
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Juneau Park

Date: 05 30 1914
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 ...
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Debris On Shoreline

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Description: Elevated view across water towards a building at the top of a steep incline, with a small group of people to the left. On top of the hill to the right are ...
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Map of Milwaukee County

Date: 1858
Description: An ink on paper map of Milwaukee County and the eastern portion of Waukesha County that shows the townships of Oak Creek, Franklin, Greenfield, Wauwatosa, ...
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Topographical map of Milwaukee County

Date: 1875
Description: A series of four, ink on tracing cloth maps of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin that show the topography, the Milwaukee and Menomonee rivers, and railroad of th...
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Map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: A map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin that shows the township and range system, sections, towns, roads, railroads and rail stations, cities and villages, po...
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Map of the Prospective State Highway System for Milwaukee County

Date: 1922
Description: A road map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin that shows the township and range system, towns, communities, completed roads, a proposed system of roads, steam ...
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Map of the Metropolitan Area and Proposed Connecting Parkways and Boulevards in Milwaukee County

Date: 1940
Description: Map of Milwaukee County showing the metropolitan area, in yellow, and the proposed connecting of parkways and boulevards in green. The map also identifies ...
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Map of the Proposed Routes from Milwaukee River to Lime Quarry at Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1849
Description: A hand-drawn map of showing the two proposed routes from the Milwaukee River to the Moody’s Lime Quarry at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The map includes the route...
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Map Showing Utility of Land in Milwaukee Township

Date: 1914
Description: A hand-drawn and colored map of the Milwaukee Township, showing how lands were used, included are parks, cemeteries, private grounds, and speculative land....
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Milwaukee

Date: 1854
Description: Reproduction printed on glossy, cloth-backed paper. Right side includes "References," or points of interest that correspond to numbers on the map. Running ...
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Street Railway Guide of Milwaukee and Suburbs Including Motor Bus Routes

Date: 1927
Description: Street railway and motor bus map with a legend of "Street Car Line," "Auxiliary Bus Lines," and "Motor Bus Lines." The routes are numbered. The map reads: ...
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Map of the Counties of Milwaukee and Waukesha Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: Map shows townships, post offices, roads, railroads, and selected buildings. The sections are in pink, green, blue, and yellow. Counties, towns, and lakes ...
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Map of the Subdivision of the SE. 1/4 of Sec. 8, Town 6, Range 22, Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: Map shows meadows, forests, buildings, railroad, and lots south of part of the city of Milwaukee. Relief shown by hachures. Includes list of lot acreages.
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Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee from the south lakeshore.
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Detail of Knell's Milwaukee County Map

Date: 1893
Description: Detail of a Milwaukee County map that shows sections 20 and 21 at Range 22 East, Township 8 North.
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Map of the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin

Date: 1855
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, buildings, some landownership, roads, railroads, cemeteries, the Milwaukee River, and Lake Michigan. The map includes...

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