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Humboldt Gardens Hotel
1930
Exterior view of the Humboldt Gardens Hotel at the southwest corner of North and Humboldt Avenues. There are large Miller Beer advertisements on the side of the building.
Allis-Chalmer's Company
1910
Aerial view of the factory surrounded by fields, roads, and several houses, as well as the railroad tracks that go around the building. Caption reads: "West Allis Works, of Allis Chalmers Company a...
Wisconsin Street
1910
Wisconsin Street looking west from the Post Office. Some text also written in German. Identifies in pencil writing the location of the Pfister Hotel, the Wells Building, the Republican Building, th...
Wisconsin Avenue
1910
Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue looking east, probably from the Pabst Building.
Milwaukee Academy
1920
Corner of Van Buren and Oneida Streets. An ornate iron and glass lamp post is in the center of the image between two trees.
