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| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of wagons hauling coal from the Milwaukee Western Fuel Company holding up street car traffic on a busy Milwaukee street. |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from Wisconsin River looking east. The Pabst Building is on the northwest corner of N. Water Street and E. Wisconsin Avenue with the Mack bui... |
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| Description: | Elevated view southeast from the courthouse at E. Kilbourn Avenue and N. Jackson Street. The Northwestern Mutual home office building and Chicago and North... |
| Date: | 06 01 1923 |
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| Description: | Elevated view east from N. Plankinton Avenue, W. Wisconsin Avenue is bustling with automobiles, pedestrians, a cable car, and a double-decker bus. Landmark... |
| Date: | 07 11 1912 |
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| Description: | Looking east on E. Wisconsin Avenue from the west bank of the Milwaukee River. The Pabst Building is on the left. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over roofs, with the Milwaukee River in the background. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the top of the Pabst Building down East Wisconsin Avenue all the way to Milwaukee Bay and out to the horizon of Lake Michigan. One of th... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Composite of views of a rapid transit trolley crossing a bridge as men stand by and observe. Caption reads: "Scenes on the Lake Shore Fast Trolley Line." |
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| Description: | Passengers aboard a cable car prepare for their trip over Niagara Falls. |
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| Description: | Passengers aboard a cable car begin their trip across Niagara Falls. |
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| Description: | Distant view of passengers aboard a cable car traveling over Niagara Falls. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking down State Street taken from the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right on Mifflin Street men are working on scaffolding on the facade... |
| Date: | 12 22 1908 |
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| Description: | Text reads: "Views of Racine, Wis." A collage of 12 postcards with views of buildings, landmarks and ships. |
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