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Railroad Depot from Juneau Park Bluff
August 6, 1917
Overlooking the Chicago and North Western railroad depot from Juneau Park bluff. Caption on glass plate reads: "Extention [sic] of Juneau Park, showing runway built for dump wagons".
Juneau Park
1910
A canon is in the foreground to the left. There are a number of pedestrians in the park and on the path by the lake. In the background on the left is a train station, railroad tracks, trains, Lake ...
Railroad Depot
August 6, 1917
Chicago and North Western Railrod depot at the east end of Wisconsin Avenue. Caption on glass plate reads: "South end of Juneau Park extention [sic]."
Swimmers at South Shore Beach
July 26, 1914
A group, mostly youth, on the shores of Lake Michigan at South Shore beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Caption on glass plate reads, "On the Sands, South Shore Park".
Juneau Park
Train station in the distance, with a man standing in the foreground on steps leading down to the lake, near a fenced-in pond. On the left are railroad trains and tracks near the depot, and Lake Mi...
Lincoln Memorial Drive
1930
Elevated view of Lincoln Memorial Drive at the point where it joins Wisconsin Avenue, now the site of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. Lake Michigan is in the background, and below the roa...
