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Street Crowd with Motorcycles

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Description: A crowd of people in the street, many of them with motorcycles, possibly getting ready to race.
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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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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of City Hall and North Water Street in downtown Milwaukee.
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Woman Adjusts Motorcycle

Date: 1915
Description: A woman adjusts her motorcycle in the middle of a street. A motorcycle is parked next to her.
Drawing

East Water Street

Date: 1844
Description: Illustration of the west side of East Water Street.
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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight."
Postcard

Oneida Street, Looking West

Date: 1910
Description: View down Oneida Street, looking west, showing City Hall. Caption reads: "Oneida Street, looking West, Milwaukee."
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1853
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milwaukee looking east toward Lake Michigan from a bluff, long since graded into a slope, at about 6th Street between Wisconsin Avenue an...
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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Evening Wisconsin Building

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Description: Elevated view of the Evening Wisconsin building. There is a horse-drawn vehicle on the left near the curb.
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Phillip Best Building and Matthew Brothers Store

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Description: Elevated view of the Phillip Best Building and Matthew Brothers Store, built in 1878.
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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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Residence of Charles Ray

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Description: Residence of Charles Ray, 88 Prospect Street.
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Milwaukee, Looking up Broadway

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Description: Elevated view of an intersection in Milwaukee, looking up Broadway. There is a sign for "Dentist" on the left.
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Union Depot

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Description: Elevated view across street towards the Union Depot. Horse-drawn carriages are in the street.
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Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue from East Water Street.
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Down Milwaukee Street from Mason #835

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Description: Milwaukee Street from Mason.
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East Water Street

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee looking down East Water Street.
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Milwaukee, Down East Water Street from Kirby House

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Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee, down East Street from Kirby House.
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West Water Street from Union Depot

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Description: West Water Street from Union Depot.

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