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Title: Elevated View of Street
Description: Elevated view of street through a neighborhood from a railroad embankment. A truck and driver can be seen in the intersection. An elevated bridge is just visible in the background. Text at foot of photograph reads, "39th St. 19+45 Looking North from Line." Handwritten in ink at top, "Ex. 21, ER, 10-30-25."
Image ID: 98918
Creation
Date: 		October 30, 1925 
Creator
Name: 		Milwaukee Electric, Railway, and Light Co.
City, State: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Collection
Name: 		Railroad Commission of Wisconsin : Formal Case Files: Convenience and Necessity, 1905-1931.
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information: 		These images were created by the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin as evidence for "determinations of convenience and necessity for railroad and utility installations and alterations." The photographer was standing on the railroad grade or tracks when taking the photo.
Subjects: Trees
Dwellings
Porches
Yards
Cities and towns
Fences
Neighborhoods
Pedestrians
Alleys
Automobiles
Bridges
Roads
Trucks
Men
Outdoor photography
Clothing and dress
 

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