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Drawing

Fur Trading Post

Date: 1833
Description: Illustration of the Solomon Juneau fur trading post at Milwaukee in 1833.
Photograph

Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
Photograph

Residence of W.A. Collins

Date: 
Description: W.A. Collins residence, 77 Prospect Avenue. Lightning rods are on the roof of the house.
Photograph

George W. Peck Residence

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Description: View across street towards the George W. Peck Residence, Prospect Avenue.
Photograph

Layton House

Date: 1880
Description: 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style...
Photograph

View of Milwaukee, from Judge Smith Addition, 5th Ward

Date: 1857
Description: From Judge Smith Addition, 5th Ward, looking north, toward the city. Drawing is an elevated view of field and plank fence in foreground, road to the left a...
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1854
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee looking east toward Lake Michigan from a bluff, long since graded into a slope, at about 6th Street between Wisconsin Avenue a...
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee in 1853

Date: 1937
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee in 1853 details building features and city layout from southwest. Important buildings are numbered in a silhouette drawing bel...
Print

Fairgrounds at Milwaukee

Date: 1859
Description: Elevated view of the fairgrounds in Milwaukee, the year when Abraham Lincoln spoke. The fairgrounds were located at the Brockway Grounds near Twelfth and S...
Photograph

Soldiers Home Gazebo

Date: 
Description: Gazebo with a tree in front of it on the grounds of the Soldiers Home.
Print

Milwaukee County Buildings

Date: 1870
Description: Old Milwaukee County Court House and adjoining buildings as they appeared from 1836 to 1870. Scene also shows pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.
Postcard

Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the interior of the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on...
Photograph

Looking East at Janola Apartments

Date: 
Description: Caption on glass plate reads: "Looking east at Janola Apartments, 836 N 14th Street".
Photograph

D.M. Benjamin Residence

Date: 04 07 1945
Description: The D.M. Benjamin residence on Prospect Avenue.
Photograph

Walker Square Park

Date: 07 29 1914
Description: Individuals and children sitting on benches in the foreground of the residential park, with others in the middleground laying on the grass near the water f...
Photograph

View Northwest from Downtown

Date: 09 14 1913
Description: Looking northwest from the roof of Northwestern Mutual home office at E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Van Buren Street toward City Hall, Milwaukee courthouse an...
Postcard

Armory

Date: 1910
Description: View across street toward the Armory, with the police station on the right, and private residence on the left. Caption reads: "Armory, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Benjamin Residence

Date: 1945
Description: Known as the Benjamin Castle, it was built by David M. Benjamin.
Drawing

Buttles Farm House, Town Milwaukee

Date: 1952
Description: Ink drawing of a cabin in the woods. Cabin has one door and one window visible, as well as a stone chimney.
Postcard

Chesebro's

Date: 1915
Description: A tea shop and a women's apparel shop, located at 236 Prospect Avenue. The building has a corner turret, a front porch, and vines growing up the sides. Ca...

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