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View Northwest from Downtown
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Looking northwest from the roof of Northwestern Mutual home office at E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Van Buren Street toward City Hall, Milwaukee courthouse and St. John's Cathedral. Caption on glass plate reads: " View N.W. from N.W.M.L.I. Co's Building".
September 14, 1913
Joseph Brown & Son
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Commercial District from Roof of Northwestern Mutual Building
September 12, 1919
Looking west from the roof of the Northwestern Mutual home office at E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Van Buren Street. City Hall is on the right. Caption on glass plate reads: "View W. from N.W.M.L.I. C...
View of City Hall and Surrounding Buildings
August 23, 1913
Elevated view looking east from W. Wells street across the Milwaukee River. The E. Wells power plant (with arrow), Pabst Theater, and City Hall are on the left.
Courthouse Square
September 24, 1916
Courthouse (now Cathedral) Square, looking northeast from N. Jefferson and E. Wells Street. People are sitting on benches in the park, with the courthouse in the background. Caption on glass plate ...
View Southeast from Courthouse
Elevated view southeast from the courthouse at E. Kilbourn Avenue and N. Jackson Street. The Northwestern Mutual home office building and Chicago and North Western railroad depot are on the left. T...
Pabst Theater and City Hall
Elevated view looking northeast at the Pabst Theater and City Hall on Wells Street, east of the Milwaukee River.
Courthouse Square
August 20, 1914
Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) showing Milwaukee County Courthouse from E. Wells and N. Jackson Streets. Caption on glass plate reads: "Court house [sic] square".
