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| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Union Depot with clock tower. The railroad station with clock tower is behind a park. Horse-drawn vehicles are near the entrance. Caption reads: "Union Dep... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Avenue). A church building is in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Grand Avenue, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Color image of courthouse with a large tree and park on the left. View taken at an angle to the building from across the street. Horse-drawn carriages are ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Now called Wisconsin Avenue. Split avenue (strip of land down the center). There are several statues on plinths and/or columns in the median. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Now called Wisconsin Avenue. On the left are trees and a trolley in the road. On the right are several church towers, more trees, and another trolley. In t... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east from Eleventh Street. The avenue is lined with buildings and trees. A large flagpole is in the center of the avenue which is lan... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down center of avenue. Horse-drawn vehicles are on the road and pedestrians are on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Grand Ave. Blvd., Milwaukee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The postcard caption is in error in its reference to Lake Park, which is distantly located from this street. Possibly Highland Park was intended. A second ... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | South entrance; an open car with two people is crossing the bridge. Stone lions flank the bridge on each corner. A lighthouse is in the background. Caption... |
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| Description: | View looking down toward a curving stairway leading down to a terrace with columns and ornate railings. In the background is a flagpole on the overlook to ... |
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| Description: | View across road toward a large pavilion with a gray roof and tower. A dirt road passes across the lower foreground. On the right of the building is a trol... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | A dirt drive in the park, in between some hills, with a bridge in the background leading to a building on the right. Next to the path are a stack of pipes... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the bridge on the right. The lighthouse is in the background, as well as several other buildings in the distance. The bridge is fla... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Lincoln Memorial Bridge and plaza area. Lake Michigan is in the background, railroad tracks are below the bridge. Trees and grass surround... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Water Tower surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Water Tower from road, with a faux birchbark background. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee." |
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| Description: | Union Depot with clock tower. Railroad station on left side, with clock tower. Park area on right with horse-drawn vehicles near the entrance. Caption read... |
| Date: | 08 1909 |
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| Description: | View of trees and dirt road in Oak Park. Caption reads: "Oak Park, Army Lake, Wis." |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a road passing through the county park. Caption reads: "Shawano County Park, Cecil, Wis." |
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