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| Date: | 06 1947 |
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| Description: | A family boarding a route #40 streetcar. A sign on the front of the car advertises midget auto racing at the State Fair grounds; the second urges people to... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of four lanes of cars arriving at the Wisconsin State Fair's Main Gate. They are being directed by parking lot attendants. |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Capitol Theatre building at 7239 W. Greenfield Avenue, Grimsrud shoe store, and surrounding commercial buildings. |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Looking west from S. 73rd Street at the Capitol Theatre and surrounding commercial buildings along W. Greenfield Avenue. Automobiles are parked on both sid... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Ornamental street lighting system along a street in a local business district. House on corner is near a sign that says "Lot for Sale." |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Ornamental street lighting system in a residential district. Street sign on corner reads "W. Hayes Ave." Newly planted young trees are along the terraces n... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Overhead light suspended over a road, hanging from wires. A car is parked at the corner, and billboards are in the distance. Railroad cars and railroad tr... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road. |
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| Description: | View down road of lighting system using steel poles and modern fixtures on the terrace near sidewalks. Three cars are parked along the road, and houses are... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the West Allis Works, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, and surrounding neighborhoods. |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | Julia, the cook, on the rolling machine pulled by a team of horses wearing fly-nets. She is wearing a full-length dress and holding a whip in her right han... |
| Date: | 08 1948 |
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| Description: | View from road of crowd of people walking towards the entrance to the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition on Greenfield Avenue. |
| Date: | 10 31 1925 |
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| Description: | View of dirt road running through trees. A man stands in the road. Some homes can barely be seen in the background beyond the trees. Text at foot of photog... |
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