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| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | The Gundry, Gray and Company store. The building was erected in 1841 and the dog on the sign was added in 1871. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Two men ride their bicycles past curious on-lookers. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Cat, kittens, and dogs sitting on a platform near a board sidewalk. Farm buildings and several woodpiles are visible in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Two young girls with bows in their hair jump rope as a boy watches. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Three women in hats and long skirts walk with umbrellas in the rain. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Franz Peters, Milwaukee Labor Day Parade Marshall, mounted on a horse on a neighborhood street. He is holding Freemason insignia in his right hand. Located... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from unpaved street of a group of men enjoying mugs of beer while standing at the front entrance of J. Auermuller Restaurant and Saloon. Two ... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Boys marching down a neighborhood street with toy guns. The leader is carrying a big stick. A boy in the back is carrying a flag. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View from street of storefronts, Post Office and group of bystanders. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Riverside Hotel, North 1st Street opposite the railroad depot. Two women, one holding a dog in her lap, and a man are sitting in chair... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Street cars and busy pedestrian traffic mingle in this view of the 200 West Water Street block in downtown Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | A child building a snowman in front of the Herman Taylor home. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Commemorating one hundred years of Norwegian independence at a Syttende Mai (May 17th) celebration. An automobile with four people is decorated with a Norw... |
| Date: | 10 16 1916 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over crowd of the Cheese Float sponsored by First National Bank in the Monroe Cheese Day parade. On the other side of the streeet are storefr... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a parade marching down State Street. Large American flags hang from wires strung across the street. Madison Kipp employees, wearing suits ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | John Virnig, Sr., harness maker, grips the handle of a two wheeled hand cart as he poses on the sidewalk in a neighborhood. He is wearing a hat, shirt and ... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A mother and infant in a baby carriage pose at the end of a row of wicker baby carriages in front of what is probably the Neighborhood House. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with a man and young boy shoveling snow from a sidewalk after a heavy snowfall. |
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