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Goethe-Schiller Monument
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Monument in Washington Park with two male figures side by side on a plinth in the center, with curved walls ending in two small columns surrounding them, with grass in the foreground and a line of trees behind. Caption reads: "Goethe-Schiller Monument, Washington Park, Milwaukee. To be unveiled in the spring of 1908."
1908
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Located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Why Schiller comes before Goethe in Milwaukee though not in Weimar
Jul 22, 1935
Milwaukee Journal
Washington Park Gazebo
Visitors around a gazebo or pavilion in Washington Park. A group of people are posing on the curved stairway on the right side of the pavilion. Caption reads: "Washington Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
Washington Monument
1900
Washington Monument on Grand Avenue with a streetcar coming up the street in the background. Caption reads: "Washington Monument on Grand Ave., Milwaukee."
World War I Ceremony at Humboldt Park
May 22, 1921
A crowd of people at Humboldt Park gather for the unveiling of a World War I monument. A family in the foreground with larger crowd in the background. Caption on negative reads, "Humboldt Park. Unv...
Grand Avenue
1904
Looking west from Washington Monument. There is a monument on the right, with the view down the street on the left. A church, two other monuments, and several other buildings are in the background....
