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Gridley Dairy Milk Wagon

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Description: A man holding a bottle of milk is standing and posing next to a horse-drawn Gridley Dairy milk wagon. Two other men are standing on the left near a brick b...
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McCormick-Deering I-30 Tractor Pulling Miller Beer Railroad Car

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Two workmen use a McCormick-Deering I-30 industrial tractor to attach railroad cars carrying Miller High Life beer.
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Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge.
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Milwaukee McCormick Branch House

Date: 1899
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company branch house building.
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Loading Steel Castings into International C-15 Truck

Date: 06 15 1936
Description: Two workers loading large steel castings into the back of an International C-15 truck outside a Wehr Steel Company building.
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Waukesha Scoot

Date: 1894
Description: View across railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #212, also known as the Waukesha Scoot, at Milwaukee's Union Depot.
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Schooner on the Milwaukee River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River with large sailing ship - a two-masted schooner - entering the port.
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Chicago & Northwestern Locomotive

Date: 1938
Description: A Chicago & Northwestern train crossing a railroad bridge.
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Industrial Streetscape

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Description: Elevated view of industrial area. The building in the foreground has a sign that reads: "Machine Shop" on it roof. People are working in a large open area,...
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
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...
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Goodrich Line Passenger Ferries

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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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Milwaukee Lumberyards

Date: 09 10 1903
Description: Elevated view looking north on the Milwaukee River from the Holton Street viaduct towards the Milwaukee lumberyards.
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Communist Party Rally

Date: 1943
Description: A Milwaukee billboard advertising a lecture by Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party-USA. The sign reads "Win the War Rally! Earl Browder,...
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Canal Ending at Lumberyard

Date: 1900
Description: Two ships at the end of the canal, several buildings, a small lumberyard, and snow. Three other ships are visible down the canal.
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Elevated View of Canal

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from a building of a canal in the city, with a boat on the canal. A bridge is also visible.
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Boats in Harbor

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Description: Three boats on right. Left side has two buildings and small boats in fog.
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Manufacturer's Home Building

Date: 1895
Description: Building from across the river, with construction workers working nearby. Signs for the Boston Store and Diamond tires are on the roof, as well as lettered...
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Motorboat on Milwaukee River

Date: 1914
Description: View across water of a motorboat with four men going upstream. There is a bicycle in the motorboat. The shoreline in the background has industrial building...
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Reed Street and Union Depot

Date: 1886
Description: Elevated view of Reed Street from the corner of South Water Street. This depot served the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Wisconsin Central, and the M...
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Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of brewing company. A sign for Schlitz is suspended between two of the buildings. Pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-pulled vehicles are on th...

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