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Milwaukee and Suburbs
Map
This map of Milwaukee and surrounding suburbs includes an index to orange bus lines, rapid transit lines, street car lines, trackless trolley lines, and the green bus lines. The routes are in red ink. The base in black ink shows streets, house numbering grid, railroads, parks, cemeteries, proposed harbor, and rivers. Many points of interest are labeled.
1948
Milwaukee Map Service, Inc. (cartographer)
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Official Arrow Map of Milwaukee and Suburbs
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This map shows streets, railways, bus lines, railroads, roads, parks, cemeteries, canals, and a proposed harbor. Also included is a legend and on the reverse a street index and text.
Map of the City of Milwaukee and Vicinity, 1909
1909
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Map of the City of Milwaukee and Vicinity, 1906
1906
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