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P.H. Best Brewing Company

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Description: Southside Brewery, formerly the Melm's Brewery. A bridge, a boat, a river, several small buildings, and horse-drawn vehicles are in the foreground. Caption...
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Calumet Club

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Description: View across street towards a red brick building with a flag pole in the yard on the left. A small stone block that reads "Calumet" is on the sidewalk. Capt...
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City Hall Square

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Description: Elevated view from the top of a building looking onto the square and down East Water Street. A fountain with a monument to Henry Bergh is in the lower cent...
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City Hall and Pabst Building

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Description: Hand-colored view from the water. Buildings are in the background, a boat and bridge are in the center. A small boat with people in it are in the foregroun...
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Grand Avenue Bascule Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View along the river, with a raised bridge with a steamboat passing through. The river lined by buildings on both sides. A clocktower is in the background....
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Grand Avenue Buscule Bridge

Date: 1904
Description: Colored view of the river lined with buildings. The drawbridge is raised as a steamboat is passing through. There is a clocktower in the background. Captio...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1909
Description: Looking east from 5th Street. Road lined with buildings, and pedestrians crowd the sidewalks. Horse-drawn vehicles and a trolley are on the road. Caption r...
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Globe Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: View across intersection toward the corner of Wisconsin Street and Cass Street. The hotel has several floors, awnings on all the windows on one side, and a...
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1907
Description: Wisconsin Street, looking west from the Post Office. Includes the Pabst building, the Wells Building and the Pfister Hotel. Caption reads: "Wisconsin St., ...
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Street, looking east from the Post Office towards Lake Michigan. Date written in pencil on postcard reads May 21, 1909. Caption ...
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1905
Description: Wisconsin street looking west, with the Gimbels sign on the building in the background. Text on postcard reads: "Wisconsin St. & Railway Exchange Bldg., Mi...
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Majestic Building and Schlitz Hotel

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Description: Elevated view of the hotel on a street corner. The Majestic is the tallest building in the image. Signs designate two of the buildings, with a smaller buil...
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Michigan Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: View of the Michigan Bridge across the Milwaukee River, and downtown area. Caption reads: "North from Michigan Bridge, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Wisconsin Avenue's Court of Honor

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue, looking east from Court of Honor. Caption reads: "Court of Honor, Looking East, Milwaukee, Wisconsin."
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Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1910
Description: Front facade of library building from across the street behind a median strip, which has a statue and a sign that reads "Keep Off the Grass". Caption reads...
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Milwaukee River from Michigan Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: Looking north from Michigan Bridge towards another bridge. There is a clock tower on the distant right. The large building near the bridge also has a clock...
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National Avenue Looking East

Date: 1905
Description: View down National Avenue. Storefronts line both sides of the road, and there are horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and a streetcar. Caption reads: "Natio...
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St. Charles Hotel

Date: 1908
Description: City Hall Square. A statue on a grassy pedestal is in the center of the road in front of the hotel. A grey building is to the left of the hotel on the stre...
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Elevated View of City

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view, showing City Hall, and Hansen's and Zimmerman's Clothing Co., among other buildings. Caption reads: "Birdseye view of Milwaukee, Wis."
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Downtown Night View

Date: 1909
Description: Looking south from Oneida Street bridge at night. Caption reads: "Looking South from Oneida St. Bridge, Milwaukee. (At Night.)"

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