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View of Center of City

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of city looking west, showing breweries and the center of the city.
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City Hall

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of front of City Hall. Several buildings and streets surround City Hall, with cars on all the roads. Snow is on top of the buildings and the ...
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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view from the top of a building of Milwaukee City Hall under construction.
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Northwest Milwaukee

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of a northwest section of the city.
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Aerial View of Downtown

Date: 1922
Description: Aerial view of downtown with City Hall and Milwaukee River.
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Railroad Car Ferry Workers

Date: 08 23 1946
Description: Crew of the railroad car ferry "City of Milwaukee" demonstrating for a 40-hour week and overtime pay. The "City of Milwaukee" ferried Grand Trunk Western ...
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Elevated City View

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the city.
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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of City Hall and North Water Street in downtown Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight."
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Milwaukee Road Railroad Station, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 07 31 1975
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Road railroad station on the last day of operation by the line.
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Milwaukee Shore

Date: 1925
Description: Bare expanse of land with the Milwaukee lakeshore and the city in the distance.
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Panoramic View of Milwaukee

Date: 1895
Description: Panoramic view of Milwaukee looking northeast. City Hall is visible at the left and Lake Michigan can be seen at the upper right.
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Old City Hall

Date: 
Description: A group of men sitting and standing in front of Old City Hall (built 1860).
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Registering for Unemployment Compensation

Date: 1936
Description: View of the atrium of Milwaukee's City Hall with a crowd of people gathered to register for unemployment compensation.
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Elevated View of Buildings

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of the city looking south and west.
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World Series Traffic Jam

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of city traffic of bumper-to-bumper cars leaving Milwaukee County Stadium after the 1957 World Series.
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Milwaukee's City Hall

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view from inside arch of building looking out to City Hall. A street is below, along with a parking lot full of cars, and several other buildings.
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East Water Street

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated stereograph of East Water Street showing City Hall.
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Cityscape near Lake Michigan

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of the city looking north along the shore of Lake Michigan.
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City Hall

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of City Hall. Above the image is the title. location, and "Die Stadthalle." On the bottom of the image is written "This is not so attractive...

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