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Forest Hill Cemetery

Date: 1911
Description: Entrance to the Forest Hill Cemetery, with a streetcar on the right.
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Eastern View of Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: View down Wisconsin Avenue looking east.
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Arndt and Doty Street Intersection

Date: 1900
Description: Corner of Arndt and Doty streets, showing one of the early electric street cars in Wisconsin. The tower, the bottom of which shows in the picture, was one ...
Postcard

College Avenue Looking West

Date: 1910
Description: View down College Avenue. Two streetcars are along tracks in the center of the street. Caption reads: "College Ave. looking West, Appleton, Wis."
Photograph

Electric Street Railway

Date: 1886
Description: The first electric street railway in Wisconsin.
Postcard

Second Street

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of Second Street, with an automobile on the street, two sets of streetcar tracks, pedestrians on the sidewalk, and a large brick bui...
Postcard

Public Square and City Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View down street toward the Kenosha City Hall and Public Square. Caption reads: "Public Square and City Hall, Kenosha, Wis."
Postcard

Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: A Catholic Church in West Bend. Caption reads: "Catholic Church, Parsonage and Sister Home, West Bend, Wis."
Postcard

John Gund Brewing Company

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the John Gund Brewing Company buildings, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "John Gund Brewing Co., La Crosse, W...
Postcard

Main Street Looking West

Date: 1915
Description: View down center of Main Street. Automobiles are parked at the curbs, and streetcar tracks are running up the street. Caption reads: "Main Street Looking W...
Postcard

First National Bank

Date: 1910
Description: The First National Bank on East Main Street. In the distance is the Court House. Caption reads: "First National Bank and East Main Street, Merrill, Wis."
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Ripon College Map

Date: 1873
Description: The Ripon College street plan.
Postcard

Hotel Racine

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of Hotel Racine. Caption reads: "Hotel Racine, Racing, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company

Date: 1916
Description: Southeastern Wisconsin which lies east of Whitewater and south of Port Washington.
Postcard

Park Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Park Hotel, looking south from the Capitol Dome. Lake Monona is in the background. A streetcar is in the intersection. Caption reads: ...
Print

Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1870
Description: Slightly elevated view at an angle towards the left and front of the courthouse. A large statue is on top of the main dome. The area around the courthouse ...
Photograph

Gotham Theater and Street Scene

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Description: A view of Gotham Theater and a surrounding street scene, featuring trolleys, horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and an elevated railway.
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Fith Street Business District

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Description: View of the 5th Street business district, featuring pedestrians, a trolley, an automobile, storefronts, and a horse-drawn carriage.
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Walnut Street

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Description: View looking down Walnut Street in downtown which includes a trolley, pedestrians crossing the road, cars, and numerous buildings. Caption reads: "Looking ...
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Street Car

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Description: Men and a boy pose near a man driving a mule-drawn street car. Caption reads: "Street Car. Matamoros, Mex."

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