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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue looking west, with the RKO Riverside Theatre on the right, and a large Christmas sign on the corner of a building on th...
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Eagle River Street Scene

Date: 1935
Description: Traffic on Wall Street in Eagle River.
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Congress and First Street Junction

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the junction of Congress and First Streets downtown, featuring cars, pedestrians, storefronts, and railroad tracks.
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State Street

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking down State Street in downtown, featuring cars, trolleys, storefronts, large buildings, and pedestrians.
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Business District Street Scene

Date: 1920
Description: View down cobblestone street in the business district numerous cars, pedestrians, and storefronts. Cars are parked at an angle on both sides of the street.
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South Barstow Street

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Description: Commercial buildings line South Barstow Street and automobiles are parked on either side. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalks past stores including "Kuppenhe...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Cars are parked on either side of the street, and two cars are being driven by storefronts. On the left stands the Citizens National...
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Business Section

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Description: View down Main Street. Cars are parked on either side of the street and two cars are being driven by storefronts. Citizens National Bank, built in 1893, st...
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East Main Street

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Description: View down East Main Street lined by trees arching over the street. Cars are parked along the curbs, and two cars aredriving by storefronts.
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Business Section

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Description: View down street of business district with automobiles parked along the curbs. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Trees are along the right side of the stre...
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Strongs Avenue from Main Street

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Description: View down Strong's Avenue, taken from Main Street. An automobile drives past other parked cars and storefronts.
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Main Avenue

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Description: View down Main Avenue, a downtown business district. On the left corner of the avenue stands the Service Trust Company, built in 1925. Men and women cross ...
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Business District

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Description: View down sidewalk on right side of a business district featuring automobiles, passengers, and storefronts. On the right a man and child are near the show ...
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Street Scene of the Business District

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Description: View down a street in a business district. Automobiles are parked at the curb under trees on the left. Along the street are storefronts and the Hotel Jeffe...
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Street Scene in the Business District

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Description: View down South Dubuque Street featuring Hotel Jefferson in the distance at left, built in 1913 with a Classical Revival influence. Automobiles, cable cars...
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Street Scene in the Business District

Date: 1915
Description: View down a street in a business district. A statue has a sign that reads: "If you can't fight, your dollars can," stands near an intersection. The First N...
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Business Section

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Description: View of the downtown business section crowded with automobiles and pedestrians. A department store on the right is labeled, "Wigwam Block 1900."
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Main Street Flood

Date: 03 26 1920
Description: A view of a car coming down Main Street during the flood of March 1920. Caption reads: "Main St."
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Dedication of New Main Street

Date: 10 20 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the parade for the dedication of the new Main Street. W.A. Holt is driving his automobile, which is decorated with garlands, in t...

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