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National or State Registers Record

758 N Broadway

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Milwaukee Athletic Club
Reference Number: 100003549
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Headquarters of the 'Billiken Club'

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Description: The exterior of a one-story building, the headquarters of the 'Billiken Club.'
Property Record

706 N JEFFERSON ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Milwaukee Club
Reference Number: 16154
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Interior of a Clubhouse

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Description: Interior of a clubhouse with a table, chairs, wall decoration, and a phonograph. Possibly the Can-Crushing Club.
Property Record

758 N BROADWAY

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Milwaukee Athletic Club
Reference Number: 113166
Property Record

200 E WELLS ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Milwaukee City Hall
Reference Number: 16297
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"A Primitive Instinct"

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Description: Two boys attempting to climb a wall on the facade of a building near a window.
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Backyards in the City

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Description: Elevated view of backyard areas, including some dilapidated houses and outbuildings. There are wood fences surrounding some of the yards, and laundry hangs...
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Child Sitting on Sidewalk

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Description: A barefoot child is sitting on the sidewalk. Houses and buildings are in the background, and laundry is hanging out to dry.
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Young Boys Playing a Game

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Description: A group of young boys gathered at the steps at the front of a house engaging in some kind of game, perhaps a game of chance. One boy is sitting above them ...
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"Inquisitiveness: Getting an Electric Shock"

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Description: A group of boys gathered around a telephone pole on a street corner, captioned: "Inquisitiveness: Getting an Electric Shock." A boy on the left has some ki...
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A Stone Fight

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Description: Children having a stone fight in an unpaved alley or street in an underprivileged neighborhood. Some of the boys are holding trash can lids as protection, ...
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"Imitativeness: Take Me Like a Prize-Fighter"

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Description: A group of boys take a boxing stance near two men standing on a street corner, in front of a building that has "Milwaukee Beer" painted on it.
Property Record

813 E KILBOURN AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Woman's Club of Wisconsin
Reference Number: 42318
Manuscript

John Pritzlaff Hardware Co.

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu.
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Crowd and Performers

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Description: A group of several performers, possibly singers, standing outside on a platform in front of a crowd.
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Jacks on the Sidewalk

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Description: A group of girls playing jacks on a city sidewalk. All the girls are wearing dresses, and two infants are present, one in a carriage and one in the lap of ...
National or State Registers Record

900 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Mitchell, Alexander, House
Reference Number: 86003852
Property Record

924 E WELLS ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: UNIVERSITY CLUB
Reference Number: 42459
Property Record

901 N 9TH ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Milwaukee County Courthouse
Reference Number: 16298

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