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William E. Smith Letterhead
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Engraved letterhead of the firm of Smith, Mendel & Co., a wholesale grocery merchant. William E. Smith was a prominent Milwaukee businessman, partner in the firm Smith, Roundy & Co., and Republican governor. The engraving shows the storefront at the intersection of East Water and Huron Streets, with the Milwaukee harbor beyond.
1883
Milwaukee Lith. & Engr. Co.
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W01322R
WHi 56263
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