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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor Davenport Fisher (1832-1911), Milwaukee chemist. After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Heidelberg Unive... |
| Date: | 04 01 1915 |
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| Description: | Northwest corner of 3rd and Wells Street, facing the Milwaukee Commercial School. A police officer directs traffic in the foreground, with pedestrians on t... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Two women studying at a table at Milwaukee-Downer College. There is a tapestry on one wall and a vase of flowers and several books on the table. |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Two women casually reading in a dorm room at Milwaukee-Downer College. A map of Milwaukee hangs on one wall. |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | 1020 North Broadway, main facade photographed from the Northwest. Building right next to the Milwaukee School of Engineers. Signs labeling the buildings a... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Corner of Van Buren and Oneida Streets. An ornate iron and glass lamp post is in the center of the image between two trees. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | An adjunct of the Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools. |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building, which was first occupied in June 1885. It stood at the corner of 18th and Wells Streets. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the school with a man standing on the sidewalk in front of the three-story building spraying the lawn with a hose. A group of people are in fr... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Central Building. Six-story building with cars along the road next to it. In the lower foreground is a parking lot with a sign listing parking as 15 cents. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Central Building. Seven story building with a walkway connecting to the second floor over the road on the right. Cars are parked in front... |
| Date: | 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction of the new building, at Sixth Street and Highland Avenue. The downtown can be seen in the background, including the Schlitz c... |
| Date: | 03 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of High School, in the upper half of the image, with fields, trees, and roadways surrounding it. In the lower half is a residential neighborho... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Walter Allen School, with a woman in a carriage parked in front. The Walter Allen School was an elementary school located at 1657 South Third S... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | First location of the high school at 301-303 Fifth Street. Consists of two house-sized buildings, with the entrances close to each other. Sign on front of ... |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of George Brosius, Milwaukee physical instructor. |
| Date: | 11 14 1913 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter length seated studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Charles Preston Cary, Milwaukee and Madison educator. |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Silas Evans, Ripon College president. |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Max Griesbsch, Milwaukee academy director. |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Brigadier General Charles King, Milwaukee author and instructor. |
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