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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Street, looking east from the Post Office towards Lake Michigan. Date written in pencil on postcard reads May 21, 1909. Caption ...
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Life-Saving Station and Garbage Crematory

Date: 1911
Description: View across water toward several buildings on shoreline, two with large smokestacks. A man is standing on the shore, and two people are in a boat on the ri...
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Majestic Theatre Building

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of fourteen-story theatre building, with two red buildings on either side of it. On the street are people, horses, carriages, and trolleys. C...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1905
Description: Church on Grand Avenue. A statue is in the median in the foreground. Caption reads: "Grand Ave. M. E. Church, Milwaukee."
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Miller Brewing Co.

Date: 1960
Description: Administration Building. A two-story building with an sign and a symbol of a tall beer of glass flanked by two stalks of a plant on the front entrance of t...
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Millioki Club

Date: 1910
Description: View from road toward a large building on a small hill above a road. Three posts are along the road, and small rails line the the sidewalk near a small dri...
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Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of people walking on a path by the Whitefish Bay Resort along the lake front. Caption reads: "Whitefish Bay Resort, Milwaukee."
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Milwaukee Passavant Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Milwaukee Passavant Hospital building behind a line of trees in the foreground. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Hospital,'The Passavant.'"
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Milwaukee Medical College of Marquette University

Date: 1910
Description: The college occupies a large red building on the corner. A flag pole stands next to the building on the right. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Medical College, M...
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Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1904
Description: Front facade of building from across the street behind a median strip, which has a statue surrounded by a small fence. Caption reads: "Public Library & Mus...
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Milwaukee River Dam

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of dam on river. A bridge is in the background. Houses are on top of the hill on the right side. Caption reads: "The Dam, Milwaukee River."
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Mitchell Park

Date: 1913
Description: Sunken gardens at Mitchell Park, with the conservatory in the background. Caption reads: "Sunken Garden, Mitchell Park, Milwaukee."
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National Avenue Looking East

Date: 1905
Description: View down National Avenue. Storefronts line both sides of the road, and there are horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and a streetcar. Caption reads: "Natio...
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Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1910
Description: Water Tower surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
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Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: Water Tower from road, with a faux birchbark background. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
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Protestant Home for the Aged

Date: 1910
Description: Four-story building from the right front. An entrance is on each end, and a flag pole is on the far right roof. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Protestant Home f...
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Sacred Heart Sanitarium

Date: 1904
Description: View across grounds toward the main building in the center with a lawn and paths in front. On the far left is a small attached building with a front porch....
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St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: End of wing on left is circular. Trees are in front of hospital in a small park area. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee."
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Southwest View from Court House

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking southwest from the Milwaukee County Court House. Labeled in the image are the Wells Building, the Railway Exchange Building and the P...
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View from Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking southwest from the Court House.

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