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Fire Fighters Putting Out Fire

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Description: Fire fighters on the street aiming fire hoses at a fire in a collapsing building. Smoke envelopes most of the fire and rubble. The wall of the building has...
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Fire Fighters with Fire Hoses

Date: 1931
Description: Small clusters of fire fighters work to put out a fire with fire hoses, which are aimed high at a building covered in smoke.
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Fire Fighters in Street with Fire Hoses

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Description: A long line of fire fighters in the street are aiming fire hoses at a building. Coils of hoses cover the street.
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Fire Fighters

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Description: A group of fire fighters are standing in the street trying to put out the blaze from a nearly collapsed building. Smoke is billowing up from the remnants o...
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Fire Fighters and Fire Hoses

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Description: A group of fire fighters standing in the street while two men are being raised on a moving ladder, which is attached to the back of a truck. Two other ladd...
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Fire Engines in Street

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Description: A fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine is parked on the street. A group of people are looking up toward a building where a rope is coming down fr...
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Children outside Theater

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Description: A large crowd of children are gathered outside the Alhambra theater. The children, all boys, fill the sidewalk, and are being herded by a man on the left. ...
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Women Wearing Hats on Street

Date: 1910
Description: Four young women are walking down a city street across cable car tracks wearing coats and very large hats. Two of the women have fur muffs on their hands, ...
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Crushed Car on Street

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Description: Crowd of men gathered around a car at the curb. The back of the car appears almost crushed while portions of the front remain relatively intact. People are...
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Demolishing Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 06 19 1939
Description: Milwaukee County Court House being demolished. A wing of the building is gone, and many windows are broken.
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Downtown Milwaukee Street

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Description: View down Milwaukee street with strolling pedestrians on the sidewalk. The large commercial buildings include the Gridley Dairy Co. storefront. There is al...
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Movie Theater Entrance

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Description: Five men are standing on a sidewalk in front of a theater. The sign above the theater reads: "Scenes of the World on Land and Sea, Admission 5 cents". The ...
Manuscript

John Pritzlaff Hardware Co.

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu.
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated, angled view of the facade and right side of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company building. The structure has a set of stone steps that ...
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City Hall from Bridge

Date: 1936
Description: View from bridge of City Hall at North Water, North Market, and East Wells Streets, and East Kilbourn Avenue.
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"God Damn Hitler"

Date: 1942
Description: Car in a parade carrying a sign that reads "Let us pray...God damn Hitler." A large crowd watches the parade from bleachers along the side of the road. The...
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St. Josephat's Basilica

Date: 1936
Description: View down street of St. Josephat's Basilica and the surrounding streets.
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Charles T. Bradley Residence - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph of southwest facade on Martin Street. Built circa 1872. Architect was E.T. Mix. Dirt road in front, and the tower of the Immanuel Church is in...
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Milwaukee County Court House

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Description: Exterior view from across street of the Milwaukee County Court House, with automobiles, a fire hydrant, and a woman walking across the street.
Postcard

Alhambra Theater Building

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of the Alhambra Theatre Building on the corner of W. Wisconsin Avenue and N 4th Street. A U.S. flag flies from the top of the building. Capti...

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