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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Cover of an advertising catalog for the Milwaukee Harvester Company featuring a color chromolithograph illustration of a Milwaukee grain binder and a young... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Vel Phillips in her judges's black robe with an American flag behind her. She was the 13th District Children's Court judge, the first woman and... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Milwaukee Auditorium during an event. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of Milwaukee looking northeast. City Hall is visible at the left and Lake Michigan can be seen at the upper right. |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of tanning company owned by Guido Pfister & Fred Vogel in Milwaukee in the 1840s. |
| Date: | 12 07 1909 |
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| Description: | The Main Hall of the Milwaukee Auditorium. Set for the Charity Ball with many flower arrangements and seats. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Known as the Benjamin Castle, it was built by David M. Benjamin. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of City Hall. Above the image is the title. location, and "Die Stadthalle." On the bottom of the image is written "This is not so attractive... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building. Men are visible on the sidewalk in front. |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Stereograph; elevated view of what was supposedly the largest elevator in the world at the time. Though there is a Peirce & Whaling Company imprint over t... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | At the corner of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Streets; the present site of T.A. Chapman Store. View of building from across the street. Three men stand in fro... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | After the fire of Oct. 22, 1865. The house takes up most of the image to the right, with burnt trees on the left, and a building in the background. The r... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Street looking west from the Post Office. Some text also written in German. Identifies in pencil writing the location of the Pfister Hotel, the W... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Water tower of the Milwaukee water works, North Point. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Stereograph; corner of Broad and Wisconsin Avenues. Built in 1870. E.T. Mix, architect. Victorian details decorate the six story building. A small pile of... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | East Water Street and Wisconsin Street, northwest corner; this is also called the Ludington Block. The Spring Street and Booth Building are in the backgrou... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the city looking north along the shore of Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of city looking west, showing breweries and the center of the city. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from rooftops of what was known as Watertown Plank road, looking west from about North 35th Street. Several homes, and many open fields occup... |
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