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Wade House

Date: 1858
Description: Ambrotype of the Wade House, a carriage inn located in Greenbush, also showing a section of the original plank road in the foreground.
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Women in the Rain

Date: 1900
Description: Three women in hats and long skirts walk with umbrellas in the rain.
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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1912
Description: Street cars and busy pedestrian traffic mingle in this view of the 200 West Water Street block in downtown Milwaukee.
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Street Carnival with Ferris Wheel

Date: 1912
Description: View from sidewalk of a street carnival with tents, circus banners and a Ferris Wheel set up in the middle of the street. Signboards advertise ice cream an...
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Woman Adjusts Motorcycle

Date: 1915
Description: A woman adjusts her motorcycle in the middle of a street. A motorcycle is parked next to her.
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Stock Fair

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the monthly Stock Fair. The roof of a building is in the left foreground. Horse-drawn wagons line the street, and there is a large buildin...
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Photographer J. Robert Tayor

Date: 1928
Description: Standing atop a special vehicle fitted with a body built to resemble a camera, Taylor found the ideal vantage point from which to cover a news event. The c...
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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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Lakefront Walkway

Date: 1939
Description: Visitors of Milwaukee's sixth annual Midsummer Festival. Men and women walk on the lakefront walkways.
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West Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Gesu Church, with automobiles and pedestrians on West Wisconsin Avenue. There is a sign on the left for the Abbot Crest Hotel located at 1226 West Wiscons...
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Wausau Furniture Company

Date: 1939
Description: A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue.
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Gate of the Tripp Quadrangle

Date: 1947
Description: Entrance to a dormitory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's Residence Halls. A tiled-roofed arched gateway with wrought iron gates linking the dor...
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Winter View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Building

Date: 01 1954
Description: An exterior view of the Wisconsin Historical Society building, seen from the southeast. Several cars are parked on the street in front of the building. The...
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Spirit of '76

Date: 1956
Description: View down road towards two people walking in front of the Thienville Mills, a five-story stone building, built in 1876. At this time, it was the Thiensvill...
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Descending Perspective

Date: 1975
Description: Elevated view of the interior of Milwaukee City Hall. An American Flag is hanging from a pole in the center, and there is an intricate round design on the ...
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Two Horses Pulling Street Waterer

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Description: Two horses pull a street waterer. When Main Street was a dirt road, the local merchants paid to have it sprinkled during the summer to keep the dust down. ...

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