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| 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." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across street toward the hotel which has an awning over the entrance to the sidewalk, which is crowded with many pedestrians. Several horse-d... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Interior of the arcade from the second floor. There are skylights and chandeliers in the ceiling, and railings along the mezzanine. Interior storefronts li... |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east on Grand Avenue from the corner of Grand Avenue and 2nd Street. Plankinton Block was located between West Water (now Plankinton ... |
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| Description: | View from across the street with pedestrians walking on the sidewalk in front. Caption reads: "Post Office, Milwaukee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of post office, with tower on left side. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk at the corner. Caption reads: "Post Office and Government Bldg., Mil... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | The tower of the building is on the right, with flag poles at various peaks on the roof. On the right across the street is a building with classical style ... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view across street towards the building on a corner. Flags are on the roof on either end. A trolley is coming in from the right, and a gr... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down street towards the building which has a crowd of people on the sidewalk. On the right is a small line of trees and a man in the Express No. 45 ca... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Randolph Hotel with a flag flying from the roof. A clock is on a pedestal at the street corner. Caption reads: "Hotel Randolph, Milwa... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View across grounds toward the main building in the center with a lawn and paths in front. On the far left is a small attached building with a front porch.... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | City Hall Square. A statue on a grassy pedestal is in the center of the road in front of the hotel. A grey building is to the left of the hotel on the stre... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | City Hall Square. A statue in a circular area is in the center of the road. Horses and carriages are in the street in front of the hotel. Three flags are o... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A motorcar and a horse-drawn carriage are parked on the right of the building. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Sister's of the Divine Savior at Thirty-fifth and Center Streets. Three main entrances are along the right side. |
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| Description: | Visitors around a gazebo or pavilion in Washington Park. A group of people are posing on the curved stairway on the right side of the pavilion. Caption rea... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Washington Monument on Grand Avenue with a streetcar coming up the street in the background. Caption reads: "Washington Monument on Grand Ave., Milwaukee." |
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| Description: | View of the Washington Monument enclosed in a fence on a median. Caption reads: "Washington Monument, Grant Ave. Park, Milwaukee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of brewing company. A sign for Schlitz is suspended between two of the buildings. Pedestrians, trolleys, and horse-drawn vehicles are on the ... |
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