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| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | The completed Lawson L-4, the second and larger airplane designed and built by Alfred Lawson in Milwaukee in 1920. Not only was Lawson's airliner intended ... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of South Milwaukee. |
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| Description: | George H. Arsand of South Milwaukee operating his Case model "L" tractor. Original caption reads: "Driving back home after a big day's work done with his ... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library. Sign on librarian's desk reads: "Low speaking will be appreciated." Signs on bookshelves read: "Natura... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library. A sign on a table reads: "Story Hour Saturday 11 A.M." There is a large, brick fireplace along the far... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "South Milwaukee branch: a children entertainment." Stamped into p... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library of an audience of children and adults from the stage area of an auditorium. |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | This map is a bird’s-eye-view of South Milwaukee reproduced in the Oak Creek Pictorial of July 6, 1977. The map was originally published in an unidentified... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | This blueline print map shows streets, pedestrian pathways, plans to widen existing streets, and streets and alleys vacated and to be vacated. The upper le... |
| Date: | 02 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Bucyrus Co., South Milwaukee, Wis." A factory and headquarters with railroad tracks on the left. From Wikipedia "Bucyrus-Erie was... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Milwaukee Ave. Looking West, South Milwaukee." View of an unpaved street lined with businesses. A man crosses the street and pedestri... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Blatz Hotel South Milwaukee." Corner view of a three story hotel. The street is unpaved and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Other b... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "German Lutheran Church, South Milwaukee, Wis." A clapboard Lutheran church with a belfry. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Second Ward School, South Milwaukee, Wis." A brick and stone two story schoolhouse with the students posing on the sidewalk in front. |
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