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Milwaukee Coal Wagon

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of wagons hauling coal from the Milwaukee Western Fuel Company holding up street car traffic on a busy Milwaukee street.
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New York Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor.
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee River

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee River from Walker's Point Bridge.
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 
Description: View up Wisconsin Avenue towards a bridge with pedestrian and horse-drawn vehicle traffic. Buildings along a street are in the distance.
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Down Wisconsin from Broadway

Date: 
Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin from Broadway of buildings, street traffic and bridge in distance.
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International Delivery Truck in front of Queensboro Bridge

Date: 07 05 1927
Description: Driver in an International delivery truck parked along the waterfront with the Queensboro Bridge in the background. The truck was owned by Joseph Victori &...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wis.

Date: 12 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kenosha.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1854
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee looking east toward Lake Michigan from a bluff, long since graded into a slope, at about 6th Street between Wisconsin Avenue a...
Map or Atlas

The City of Chicago

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor.
Map or Atlas

Continental View of World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of the Columbian Exposition pavilions from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. Included is an inset of the Union Passenger Station (now Uni...
Photograph

Aerial View of City Along River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the city and the river.
Photograph

Aerial View of River in Town

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of town, with a river and the horizon in the distance.
Photograph

Aerial View of Main Street in Town

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of main street. There is a bridge with a stream flowing under it in the foreground.
Postcard

Overview of Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Durand from a high vantage point, looking towards the river. A bridge spans the river, and in the foreground just below the hill is a chur...
Photograph

Harbor Looking North

Date: 1900
Description: Looking North. Harbor with boats, bridge, and buildings.
Photograph

Des Moines Branch House

Date: 1912
Description: Bridge and rail yard near an International Harvester branch house in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The branch house building is in the distance.
Photograph

Four Boys with Champion Banner

Date: 1913
Description: Four young men are stand up against a low stone wall displaying a small pennant with the word "Champions" on it. Two of the young men are holding baseball ...
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The Island's Edge

Date: 1969
Description: The Island's Edge, Williamsburg Bridge, East River.
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Manhattan Bridge

Date: 1969
Description: Manhattan Bridge, East River.

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