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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Elevated view from bluff looking down on city, with Lake Michigan in background. Detailed foreground with two boys playing with a grounded kite, while a man and woman stand looking at the city with their backs to viewer; to their right a woman is pushing a baby carriage. Horses race by just below the bluff, with steam trains, houses, and other buildings below. Sailboats and steamships ply the harbor, and several churches are visible on the hills. Titled, copyrighted, and publishers name run along the bottom of the image.
1858
Kurz, Louis, 1833-1921
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WHi 23130
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