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Water Tower

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of Water Tower.
Postcard

Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1910
Description: Water Tower surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
Postcard

Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: Water Tower from road, with a faux birchbark background. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
Postcard

Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Water Tower and park with Milwaukee Bay in background. Caption reads: "Water Tower and Park with view of Milwaukee Bay, Milwaukee."
Photograph

Sixth Street Viaduct

Date: 1950
Description: View from the top of a warehouse at the south end of 6th Street. There is a traffic jam on both sides of the viaduct. On the left, one man is walking on th...
Photograph

Aerial View of St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 1966
Description: St. Mary's Hospital and surrounding area. In the bottom left corner is the water tower.
Photograph

Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th...
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Special Train

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Description: The Milwaukee Merchants & Manufacturers Special Train. A steam engine with several cars stretching to the horizon is sitting on the tracks in front of a pl...
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Concrete Locks

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Description: View from shoreline towards oncrete locks on a narrow river in winter. Snow is on the ground, and a water tower and smokestack are on the other side of the...
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Corner of Grove and Mineral Street

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Description: Corner of Grove and Mineral Streets with cars parked along the road. Storefronts line the streets. The Goodwill store, a used car dealership and a water to...
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Coal and Coke Yards on Milwaukee River

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Description: Elevated view of a large pile of coal sitting under a tarp, with an empty truck waiting nearby. Industrial buildings and water towers are across the river....
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Water Tower Park

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Description: Water Tower Park with bare trees in the background. Snow covers the ground.
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Freighter on River

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Description: Elevated view of a man standing at the front of a freighter, just above the name painted on the side, "James Laughlin". Industrial buildings and water towe...
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Jones Island and Manufacturing Area Across Bay

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: From Jones Island, looking across to a manufacturing area with cranes and large piles of coal or coke? In the lower foreground is a bare hill, with old pil...
Photograph

Sand Dredge

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Description: Piles of sand are on the ground, and more sand is pouring off a large dredge. The dredge is mounted on a ship. A building in the background has a water tow...
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Gagliano Florist Shop

Date: 1938
Description: A sidewalk view down 318 North Jefferson Street with Sebatian Gagliano's Florist Shop in the foreground. Several people stroll on the sidewalk.
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P&H Plant

Date: 08 15 1913
Description: Elevated view from window of the Pawling & Harnischfeger factory on the corner of National Avenue and 44th Street. The road in front has power lines along ...
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View Down Water Tower Steps

Date: 1937
Description: View down the ladder leading up to the water tower.
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Water Tower

Date: 1937
Description: View from below of underside of water tower.
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Water Tower

Date: 1937
Description: The recently constructed Greendale water tower.

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