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Looking up Grand Avenue
circa 1890-1899
Elevated view over bridge and river looking up Grand Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a street car are in the foreground.
City Hall
1895
The Milwaukee Sentinel Semi-Centennial Souvenir. City Hall and street in front with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians.
16th Street Viaduct
August 27, 1910
Looking south towards the 16th Street viaduct over Menominee Valley from about Clybourn Street. Shows the surrounding industrial area and neighborhoods. Several horse-drawn vehicles are crossing th...
Armory, Police Station, and County Jail on Broadway Street
View also includes two trees and a horse-drawn carriage. Caption reads: "Broadway Armory, Police Station and County Jail, Milwaukee."
St. Joseph's Hospital
1905
At the corner of Fourth Street and Reservoir Avenue. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk, and a horse-drawn carriage is in front.
Men Talking at Bridge
Two men standing on a wooden bridge holding rifles, with a horse-drawn carriage in the background.
