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Milwaukee Commercial District

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view from Wisconsin River looking east. The Pabst Building is on the northwest corner of N. Water Street and E. Wisconsin Avenue with the Mack bui...
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View of City Hall and Surrounding Buildings

Date: 08 23 1913
Description: Elevated view looking east from W. Wells street across the Milwaukee River. The E. Wells power plant (with arrow), Pabst Theater, and City Hall are on the ...
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Boating in Kosciusko Park

Date: 07 19 1914
Description: Individuals boating in the Kosciusko Park lagoon, with onlookers sitting on the bank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Boating, Kosciusko Park".
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Pavilion in Kosciusko Park

Date: 11 01 1916
Description: Pavilion and riverbank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Pavilion Kosciusko Park".
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Submarine in Milwaukee River

Date: 08 08 1919
Description: Elevated view up the Milwaukee River from Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A World War I submarine travels down the Milwaukee River. A crowd is gathered at the riv...
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Grain Elevator

Date: 04 17 1921
Description: Workers shoveling grain, possibly corn, onto a lake vessel. Probably on the lower Milwaukee River.
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste...
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Manufacturing District

Date: 10 23 1913
Description: Looking north on the Milwaukee River from approximately E. St. Paul Avenue (Clybourn Street bridge in the foreground). This features an elevated view of th...
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Cargo Ship on Menominee River

Date: 07 25 1914
Description: The Gilchrist Transportation Company cargo ship "Tyrone" transports coal on the Menominee River.
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Erie Railroad Lake Line

Date: 08 09 1914
Description: Erie Railroad Lake Line cargo ships transport coal on the Menominee River, west of the Water Street Bridge.
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Milwaukee Lumberyards

Date: 09 10 1903
Description: Elevated view looking north on the Milwaukee River from the Holton Street viaduct towards the Milwaukee lumberyards.
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Humboldt Avenue Bridge

Date: 05 11 1902
Description: Looking up the Milwaukee River to the Humboldt Avenue bridge, with the North Avenue dam in the background.
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Holton Street Viaduct

Date: 06 08 1902
Description: Looking up the Milwaukee River to the Holton Street viaduct. In the center is the Gallun tannery. There is also a steamboat in the harbor, several lumber y...
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Steamboat on Menominee River

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Steamboat "E.L. Wallace" on the Menominee River looking east from the 16th Street viaduct. Coal yards are on the banks of the harbor.
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Menominee River Coal Yards

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Menominee River coal yards, west from the 16th Street viaduct. There is a cargo ship called the "John B. Cowle" in the harbor between two coal yards. Worke...

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