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| Date: | 06 21 1927 |
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| Description: | McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor parked along a curb in a residential neighborhood. The tractor is attached to a trailer with a tank that bears t... |
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| Description: | View of buildings from the dome of the Exposition building, including a church and the Best Brewing Company in the distance. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View across street towards Harry Rodin's service station at the intersection of North 7th and West Galena. People are standing at the corner near the bus s... |
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| Description: | The original shop in the Davidson family backyard where the first Harley-Davidson motorcycles were assembled. There is snow on the ground. The sign on the ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1912 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Menomonee Valley railroad yard looking northeast to 6th Street viaduct. The George Schulz box factory was on N. 5th Street and W. Clyb... |
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| Description: | The Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. building at S. 9th and W. Mitchell Streets. |
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| Description: | The Sheridan Apartment building at 2435 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Caption on glass plate reads: "Looking southeast showing property side of street — Sheridan Ap... |
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| Description: | Stanz Cheese Company, Migliaccio & Vallone Company, and Milwaukee Cheese Company all located on the east side of North Broadway between East Clybourn and E... |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Fair and surrounding neighborhood. |
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| Description: | Looking west on W. North Avenue from N. 14th Sreet. The Roosevelt Theater is on the far right, and the Luick ice cream building is on the far left. |
| Date: | 08 27 1910 |
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| Description: | Looking south towards the 16th Street viaduct over Menominee Valley from about Clybourn Street. Shows the surrounding industrial area and neighborhoods. Se... |
| Date: | 10 1957 |
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| Description: | Crowd in front of the home of Lew Burdette after the Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Yankees to win the 1957 World Series. Pitcher Burdette won thr... |
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| Description: | A street cleaner sweeps the tracks in a residential neighborhood, as the streetcar and its operator and passengers wait. Original Falk caption reads, "Phot... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Small neighborhood of the city at the west end of the Menomonee River Valley. Overhead is the second Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct, demolished in 1992. Cars a... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of elevated view looking northwest from Exposition Building. There is a church on a street corner on the left, and the Best Brewing Company in ... |
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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: | Corner of Grove and Mineral Streets with cars parked along the road. Storefronts line the streets. The Goodwill store, a used car dealership and a water to... |
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| Description: | Intersection of Detroit and Jefferson Streets. At the corner is a business with a sign on the front promoting spaghetti and ravioli. On the side of the sam... |
| Date: | 04 10 1941 |
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| Description: | View across street towards men working among stripped trees in a demolition area on Kilbourn Avenue. |
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