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Jones Island
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Elevated view of island with houses and boathouses and boats along the shoreline. Industrial buildings are in the background, and a sailboat is on the water in foreground. Captions read: "Milwaukee" and "Jones Island."
1902
E.C. Kropp Co.
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WHi 53637
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The Holton Street Viaduct
1907
View looking up at the viaduct over the river, with a trolley on the tracks on the metal support bridge. Along the right shoreline is a grassy riverbank with industrial buildings. Caption reads: "H...
Boats Docked on Jones Island
1898
View from water of boats docked near houses on Jones Island. To the right two flags are strung up flagpoles near a building with a covered porch, perhaps a boathouse. Along the shoreline are nets n...
Jones Island
1912
A fishing settlement. Small buildings and boats line a bay, with sand and a piece of driftwood in the foreground.
Fishing Huts on Jones Island
1892
Elevated view of fishing village on Jones Island, Milwaukee. Several fishing boats are docked along the shoreline. Large piles of lumber are in the foreground across from the island.
Life-Saving Station and Garbage Crematory
1911
View across water toward several buildings on shoreline, two with large smokestacks. A man is standing on the shore, and two people are in a boat on the right. Caption reads: "Life-Saving Station a...
St. Josephat Church and School
St. Josephat Church and School from Kosciuszko Park. The classic style church with dome is across a body of water. Three boats with boaters are out rowing in the foreground. Along the water's edge ...
