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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | The Milwaukee County Alms House. Caption reads: "Milwaukee County Alms House, Wauwatosa, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Salzmann Library, Saint Francis, WI. Caption reads: "Salzmann Library St. Francis, Wis." |
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| Description: | View also includes two trees and a horse-drawn carriage. Caption reads: "Broadway Armory, Police Station and County Jail, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Club building exterior. Club has three levels, with a five story tower. Originally a home turned into a club, the building has many windows, a few balconie... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across intersection toward the building. Caption reads: "Exposition Building, Milwaukee. (Totally Destroyed by Fire June 4 '05.)" A group of people is... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the exterior of the building. It has two levels with a peaked red roof, and two sets of windows and two sets of doors. Caption reads: "Th... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View across intersection toward the corner of Wisconsin Street and Cass Street. The hotel has several floors, awnings on all the windows on one side, and a... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | South entrance to park. The bridge has stone lion sculptures on each of its corners, as well as ornate street lamps. A lighthouse and attached buildings ar... |
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| Description: | The college is set back from the road, behind a lawn with paths, benches, and trees. An observatory dome can be seen on the right side behind a roof. Capti... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across road toward a monument on a median in front of the Milwaukee Public Library and Museum. A portion of the dome can be seen on top of the library... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | There is a dome on top of the building at the entrance. A monument is in a grassy median in the road between the building and the foreground. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Hospital Buildings. Designed in 1879 by H.C. Koch, a local architect, the hospital plans were based upon the "pavilion system" then popular in certain part... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Looking southwest. The facility has since become part of the U.S. Veterans Administration Center at 5000 West National Avenue. Two paths and trees surround... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Interior view of lobby, with large chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, columns, stairway leading to second floor, and chairs positioned about the entranc... |
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| Description: | N. Fourth Street. Bell tower with clock to the left of the main entrance. Additional buildings are on either side of the main church. Identified on left is... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A clock is in the taller corner belfry. A rose window is on the front facade. Caption reads: "St. Lawrence Church, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior of church at 904 E. Knapp St. The belfry tower has a rounded corner turret. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Church, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The entrance on the left has a small domed tower, and on the right is a chimney. Caption reads: "South Side High School, Milwaukee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Second Ward School, South Milwaukee, Wis." A brick and stone two story schoolhouse with the students posing on the sidewalk in front. |
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