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Schoenleber Memorial Clock Tower
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Elevated view of Milwaukee Civic Center Plaza. Entire clock tower is visible, with the plaza around the base, and other buildings in the background. The clock hangs from the inside roof of the three-legged tower in a teardrop-shaped section. Below the clock is a hexagonal structure on a pedestal, which holds two scenes of historic Milwaukee. The historic scenes are on stages set in two of the sides of this structure and go into action alternately at regular intervals.
1970
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Schoenleber Memorial Clock Tower
1970
Close-up of the clock in the tower in the Milwaukee Civic Center Plaza. The clock hangs from the inside roof of the three-legged tower in a teardrop-shaped section.
Historic Scene Depicted in the Schoenleber Memorial Clock Tower
1970
Close-up detail of scene of historic Wisconsin in a hexagonal structure on a pedestal beneath the clock. The scene depicts an outdoor band concert in Milwaukee during the nineteenth century. Five m...
Union Depot
Union Depot with clock tower. Railroad station on left side, with clock tower. Park area on right with horse-drawn vehicles near the entrance. Caption reads: "Union Dept, Milwaukee, Wis."
St. John's Cathedral
1970
802 North Jackson Street, with street signs on left. Cars are parked along both sides of the street and in front of the cathedral near Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square).
Hiawatha Locomotive
The "Chippewa," one of the Milwaukee Road's high speed Hiawatha locomotives at the Union Station. The station clock tower can be seen in the background.
Broken Clock
March 18, 1924
"Clock at Goldman's Jewelry Store, corner of Wisconsin Avenue and E. Water Street, run down by a truck." A crowd gathers around the broken clock.
