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| Date: | 09 12 1913 |
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| Description: | Looking south on N. Plankinton Avenue and N. 3rd Street, with the The Second Ward Savings Bank (now the Milwaukee County Historical Society) in the triangl... |
| Date: | 06 08 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Southwest corner of North 2nd Street and West Wisconsin Avenue, with Stumpf and Langhoff clothing building on the left, and Majestic B... |
| Date: | 04 01 1915 |
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| Description: | Northwest corner of 3rd and Wells Street, facing the Milwaukee Commercial School. A police officer directs traffic in the foreground, with pedestrians on t... |
| Date: | 10 20 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Manhattan Building (tallest structure) on North 2nd Street between West Michigan Street and West Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Date: | 03 03 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east on W. Wisconsin Avenue from approximately N. 4th Street, with the Wisconsin Hotel on the left and the Majestic building on the r... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Kolmar laboratories, a cosmetic manufacturer, is housed in the six-story building with the white facade. Northwestern Extract Company, supplier of beverage... |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Crowd of individuals at the Wisconsin State Fair, with a view of the Colosseum in the background. |
| Date: | 09 01 1921 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Fair and surrounding neighborhood. |
| Date: | 02 21 1922 |
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| Description: | F.W. Woolworth Co. 5 and 10 Cent Store at the southeast corner of W. North Avenue and N. 36th Street. |
| 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 28 1920 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the Palace Theater, 535 West Wisconsin Avenue. A streetcar is approaching from the left. |
| Date: | 10 17 1921 |
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| Description: | Parkway Theater, 3417 W. Lisbon Avenue. Individuals are walking on sidewalk in front of the buildings. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Looking west on W. Wisconsin Avenue from N. 3rd Street, featuring Woolworth's, Boston Store, and the Schroeder Hotel. An Edgewood-bound bus is stopped in f... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | E.H. Barnes truck parked in front of the Kearns Equipment Inc., building, 3539 W. State Street. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Two employees of Packard Auto in front of the service department office with a parked automobile. |
| Date: | 03 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Interior of Firestone Tire Store, perhaps on N. Jefferson Street, north of E. Wells Street. Displays of merchandise including tires, tubes and other auto p... |
| Date: | 08 20 1924 |
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| Description: | Displays of merchandise inside of a grocery store. |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the Zenith Theater. Caption on negative reads: "Looking North at Zenith Theatre Bldg. 2498 W. Hopkins". |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Caption on negative reads: "View showing property side of street Zenith Theatre Bldg. 2498 W. Hopkins St. Looking Northeast". |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the C.H. Gerling Coal Co. Gasoline Station, located on the southeast corner of S. 2nd and W. Washington Streets. |
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