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| Description: | Elevated view of the Milwaukee commercial district looking north over the Milwaukee River from the Michigan Street bridge. Landmarks right to left: Pabst B... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Wisconsin River looking east. The Pabst Building is on the northwest corner of N. Water Street and E. Wisconsin Avenue with the Mack bui... |
| Date: | 08 23 1913 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east from W. Wells street across the Milwaukee River. The E. Wells power plant (with arrow), Pabst Theater, and City Hall are on the ... |
| Date: | 07 19 1914 |
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| Description: | Individuals boating in the Kosciusko Park lagoon, with onlookers sitting on the bank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Boating, Kosciusko Park". |
| Date: | 11 01 1916 |
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| Description: | Pavilion and riverbank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Pavilion Kosciusko Park". |
| Date: | 08 08 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv... |
| Date: | 04 17 1921 |
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| Description: | Workers shoveling grain, possibly corn, onto a lake vessel. Probably on the lower Milwaukee River. |
| Date: | 03 19 1940 |
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| Description: | View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste... |
| Date: | 10 23 1913 |
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| Description: | Looking north on the Milwaukee River from approximately E. St. Paul Avenue (Clybourn Street bridge in the foreground). This features an elevated view of th... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of two Goodrich Line passenger ferries docked on the west bank of the Milwaukee River, north of the Clybourn Street bridge. The Pabst buildin... |
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| Description: | Looking north on the Milwaukee River as the whaleback excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus" is guided by tugboats at about St. Paul Avenue. |
| Date: | 07 25 1914 |
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| Description: | The Gilchrist Transportation Company cargo ship "Tyrone" transports coal on the Menominee River. |
| Date: | 08 09 1914 |
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| Description: | Erie Railroad Lake Line cargo ships transport coal on the Menominee River, west of the Water Street Bridge. |
| Date: | 09 10 1903 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking north on the Milwaukee River from the Holton Street viaduct towards the Milwaukee lumberyards. |
| Date: | 05 11 1902 |
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| Description: | Looking up the Milwaukee River to the Humboldt Avenue bridge, with the North Avenue dam in the background. |
| Date: | 06 08 1902 |
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| Description: | Looking up the Milwaukee River to the Holton Street viaduct. In the center is the Gallun tannery. There is also a steamboat in the harbor, several lumber y... |
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| Description: | Steamboat "Thomas Mattham" in the Milwaukee harbor being pulled by a tugboat from the north bank near Erie Street. |
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| Description: | View of two steamboats, looking up the Milwaukee River from the north bank, near the foot of N. Milwaukee Street. Both steamboats are of the Goodrich Trans... |
| Date: | 07 17 1914 |
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| Description: | Steamboat "E.L. Wallace" on the Menominee River looking east from the 16th Street viaduct. Coal yards are on the banks of the harbor. |
| Date: | 07 17 1914 |
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| Description: | Menominee River coal yards, west from the 16th Street viaduct. There is a cargo ship called the "John B. Cowle" in the harbor between two coal yards. Worke... |
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