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First Streetcars in Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: First electric street railway service in Wisconsin.
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Hotel Pfister in Downtown District

Date: 1915
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue looking west down W. Wisconsin Avenue from Jackson Street. The round turret on the left is on the Federal Building, with the Pfister ...
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Wisconsin Dells Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: A streetcar apparently zips along down the center of Broadway, the town's main thoroughfare. The structure with the awning (to the right of the old bank bu...
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2nd Wisconsin Regiment Lines a City Street

Date: 1898
Description: Soldiers from the second Wisconsin regiment line a city street upon returning from Puerto Rico. There is a horse-drawn cart and an electric street car on t...
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Plan of Gimbels Expansion

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Description: Photograph of an illustration. The image is of Gimbels Department Store at the corner of W. Wisconsin and N. Plankinton Avenues. Possibly a drawing of a pl...
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View from the West Bank of the Milwaukee River

Date: 07 11 1912
Description: Looking east on E. Wisconsin Avenue from the west bank of the Milwaukee River. The Pabst Building is on the left.
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Espenhain's Department Store

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Description: Elevated view of Espenhain's department store located on the northwest corner of N. 4th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles, ...
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Caswell Block Commercial District

Date: 01 14 1924
Description: Elevated view of the Caswell Block commercial district at the northwest corner of W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Plankinton Avenue. Pedestrians are on the side...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: Looking down Grand Avenue to West Wisconsin Åvenue. Cable cars are on the left , and a carriage on right near curb. Pedestrians are crossing the street and...
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Unidentified Street

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Description: Looking east on Wisconsin Avenue at Water Steet with cars and pedestrians. Streetcars are running up and down the middle of the wide street. Skyscrapers an...
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Waldheim's Furniture Building

Date: 07 30 1918
Description: Elevated view of the Waldheim furniture building and surrounding commercial area on N. Plankinton Avenue, north of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The Waldheim Furnit...
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Miller Hotel and Theater

Date: 07 31 1918
Description: Elevated view looking north on N. 3rd Street from W. Wisconsin Avenue towards the commercial district surrounding the Miller Hotel and Theater. There are s...
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Water Street

Date: 1880
Description: West Water Street seen from Grand Avenue.
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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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Muddy Street in Milwaukee

Date: 1901
Description: A man tips his hat to a passing woman as horse-drawn carts and pedestrians navigate through the dirt and mud of Milwaukee streets, thereby illustrating tha...
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Park Street and University Avenue Intersection

Date: 1900
Description: View down street, with automobiles, streetcar tracks, buildings, and pedestrians.
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Janesville's Commercial District

Date: 1919
Description: Pedestrians and automobiles downtown. A street-railroad track runs down the middle of the road.
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Janesville's Downtown

Date: 1919
Description: Pedestrians in shopping district. Cars are parked and a streetcar is coming down the street.
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Main Street Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a streetcar going down North Main Street. Raiche Drugstore sits on the right corner.
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Two Women on Rainy Street

Date: 1910
Description: Several pedestrians cross a city street on a rainy day.

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