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| Description: | Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol looking east, towards the old Water Works tower on East Washington Avenue. |
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| Description: | East Washington Avenue looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol, with the old Water Tower. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Water Tower located on East Washington Avenue. Horse-drawn wagons are parked in the center near the tower. Commercial buildings are in the background on th... |
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| Description: | View of the Water Tower, located on East Washington Avenue near the Capitol Square. Horse-drawn wagons are around the base of the tower. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Two men place a bale of cotton on top of a pile on the back of a mule-drawn wagon. They are near what appears to be a weighing station on a wooden platform... |
| Date: | 08 05 1927 |
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| Description: | A farmer fills what appears to be a large water tank on a farm using a stationary engine. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | International model "F" or "31" truck operated by W.H. Brammer of Coon Rapids. One man sits in the driver's seat and another man stands at the back of the... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the factory surrounded by fields, roads, and several houses, as well as the railroad tracks that go around the building. Caption reads: "Wes... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | West Milwaukee. Elevated view of tracks, trains, and buildings. A train roundhouse is located in the background. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Building on street corner, taken from street level. A man is standing near a barber's pole in the right foreground. The store has eight levels with a water... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Panoramic print of factory. Six large smokestacks, several small ones, a flag, and a water tower decorate the rooftops. Horse-drawn vehicles are on the roa... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Former home of the Milwaukee Journal newspaper, at the corner of Michigan and Milwaukee Streets. A fire escape goes up the middle of the building on... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The road in front is lined with cars, including a fuel truck. In the foreground is a parking lot with two cars. The large brewery building has a chimney ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Water Tower surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Water Tower from road, with a faux birchbark background. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | St. Mary's Hospital and surrounding area. In the bottom left corner is the water tower. |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Rock River, with a large smokestack and water tower on the left. Richard Lloyd Jones was born in Janesville in 1873 and lived there u... |
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| Description: | Aerial view includes farm and orchards, surrounded by neighborhoods. A water tower is on the upper left half. |
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