Photograph
Germania Building
View from intersection towards a taxi and several other automobiles parked in front of the Brumder Building. Flags and flag-inspired bunting decorate the facades and lampposts. A sign over the main entrance reads: "Welcome A.A.C. of W. [Associated Advertising Clubs of the World] Milwaukee Herold and German National Farm Weeklies." Front windows to the left of the entry have signs identifying the National Bank of Commerce; those on the right have signs for the Milwaukee Herold and German National Farm Weeklies. A stairway on the left at the corner leads to a barbershop and bathhouse below street level. |
Image ID: | 139340 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1935 |
Creator Name: | Cross, A. L. |
City: | Milwaukee |
County: | Milwaukee |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Brumder family and Milwaukee German ancestry research papers, 1844-2014 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH Milwaukee Mss 229.2.3 |
Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7 inches |
Built at 135 West Wells Street by George Brumder in 1896 as the Germania Building, the name was changed to the Brumder Building in 1918 in response to anti-German sentiment during World War I. The original name was restored in 1981. |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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