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Grand Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: Looking down Grand Avenue to West Wisconsin Åvenue. Cable cars are on the left , and a carriage on right near curb. Pedestrians are crossing the street and...
Photograph

Elevated View of Downtown Area

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view over roofs, with the Milwaukee River in the background.
Manuscript

John Pritzlaff Hardware Co.

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu.
Photograph

Downtown Chicago with Wrigley and Tribune Buildings

Date: 1947
Description: Numerous cars driving on what appears to be the Michigan Avenue Bridge (later renamed DuSable Bridge) in front of the Wrigley and Tribune buildings. There ...
Photograph

Automobiles on Main Street

Date: 1940
Description: Automobiles driving down Main Street, which is lined on either side with storefronts and buildings. On the left side of the street is Hotel LaFayette. On t...
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Snow Removal on City Street

Date: 02 18 1926
Description: A man using a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor to load snow from a city street into a horse-drawn wagon. A group of men are watching from the sidewalk, and ...
Photograph

Snow Removal on City Street

Date: 02 18 1926
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor to load snow from a city street into a horse-drawn wagon while another man looks on.
Photograph

Unidentified City

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Description: An unidentified cityscape as viewed from an open window in a skyscraper. Cars, buses, and other skyscrapers are visible below.
Photograph

Unidentified Street

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Description: Looking east on Wisconsin Avenue at Water Steet with cars and pedestrians. Streetcars are running up and down the middle of the wide street. Skyscrapers an...
Photograph

Petticoat Lane

Date: 1920
Description: Urban street view including cars, pedestrians and streetcar. Caption reads: "Pettitcoat Lane."
Photograph

Elevated View of Michigan Boulevard

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Description: Elevated view of Michigan Boulevard looking North, in downtown. In the foreground are the roofs of smaller buildings, street traffic and pedestrians on the...
Photograph

Walnut Street

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Description: View looking down Walnut Street in downtown which includes a trolley, pedestrians crossing the road, cars, and numerous buildings. Caption reads: "Looking ...
Photograph

Downtown Street Scene

Date: 
Description: View down center of a downtown street that is crowded with automobiles and pedestrians.
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street. Businesses line the street, including the Adams Auto Company Dodge-Plymouth, McBride Equipment Company, and McCormick...
Print

Wm. Ewig Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Wm. Ewig Company, an insurance company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with full-color depictions of a scene with three traffic accidents involv...
Book or Pamphlet

The International Bulletin

Date: 1921
Description: Cover of the "International Bulletin," a company magazine devoted to the International truck line. Includes a small illustration of a truck on a city stree...
Photograph

Elevated View of Fire Prevention Week Parade

Date: 1971
Description: View looking down on a Fire Prevention Week Parade on a city street. A fire engine, and parade floats towed by International Scouts and Travelalls, are tra...
Photograph

"Foreign Correspondent" Premiere

Date: 1940
Description: Slightly elevated view from street corner at Broadway and West 50th Street of the Rivoli Theater in Times Square when it was screening the movie "Foreign C...
Photograph

Winter Traffic

Date: 1956
Description: Elevated view looking on downtown street with traffic, in winter.
Photograph

View from the Top

Date: 1965
Description: Overhead view looking down from a tall building at passing traffic and workmen on suspended scaffolding near the sidewalk.

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