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Downriver from Grand Avenue Bridge

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Description: Schooners docked on river. The view is downriver from the Grand Avenue Bridge.
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Reliance Iron Works Interior

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Description: Interior of the Reliance Iron Works.
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Unloading Coal #933

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Description: Stereograph of two workers placing barrels of coal onto wheelbarrows to unload off a ship. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vicinity, Photographed by H.H. Ben...
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Ships in Harbor

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Description: View of ships docked at the foot of Clinton Street.
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Milwaukee Water Works

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Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Water Works. A little boy is riding a tricycle in the foreground.
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Fire Engine No. 1

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Description: Fire fighters are posing on and around a fire engine in front of the fire station.
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Wolf and Davidson Ship Yard

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Description: Four men are sitting on the shore and looking out at a ship on the water at the Wolf and Davidson ship yard.
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Milwaukee, up Broadway from Huron Street

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Description: View up Broadway from Huron Street, with Charles Stein and Company on the left.
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Sailboat in Harbor

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Description: Several people are standing aboard a sailboat sailing in the harbor. A small boat is tied to the back of the sailboat.
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Men at Soldiers Home

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Description: Several men with suitcases are sitting and standing along the road in front of the Soldiers Home.
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W.H. Metcalf Residence

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Description: A woman posing in a garden at William H. Metcalf's Residence.
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Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior of Schlitz Brewing Company with two men and a boy in suits and hats in the foreground.
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Grand Avenue

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Description: Elevated view of Grand Avenue. A number of horse-drawn carriages are lined up near a bridge.
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Milwaukee Central Fire Station

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Description: View across street towards the Milwaukee Central Fire Station, with fire fighters posing in front of the building and around a fire engine.
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East Water Street

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Description: East Water Street looking North from Huron Street. There is an advertisement over street for Goldsmith Carpets. Women are crossing the street.
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Milwaukee Street View

Date: 1885
Description: View along Van Buren Street, looking north from Mason Street. Three children are sitting on the curb at the corner.
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Fountain in Courthouse Square

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Description: Two young girls standing in front of an ornate fountain in Milwaukee's Courthouse Square. The courthouse and fountain were later demolished, and the square...
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Looking up Grand Avenue

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Description: Elevated view over bridge and river looking up Grand Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a street car are in the foreground.
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Iron Block Building

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Description: Elevated view of building on corner in downtown area. There are horse-drawn vehicles in the street, and pedestrians on the sidewalk and crossing the street...
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Unloading Coal

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Description: A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr...

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