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Photograph

Menominee Valley

Date: 1940
Description: An industrial area of Milwaukee known as Menominee Valley.
Photograph

Cargo Ship on Menominee River

Date: 07 25 1914
Description: The Gilchrist Transportation Company cargo ship "Tyrone" transports coal on the Menominee River.
Photograph

Steamboat on Menominee River

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Steamboat "E.L. Wallace" on the Menominee River looking east from the 16th Street viaduct. Coal yards are on the banks of the harbor.
Photograph

Coal Docks

Date: 1919
Description: A large, coal cargo ship docks in the harbor in Menominee Valley.
Photograph

Erie Railroad Lake Line

Date: 08 09 1914
Description: Erie Railroad Lake Line cargo ships transport coal on the Menominee River, west of the Water Street Bridge.
Photograph

Menominee River Coal Yards

Date: 07 17 1914
Description: Menominee River coal yards, west from the 16th Street viaduct. There is a cargo ship called the "John B. Cowle" in the harbor between two coal yards. Worke...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Milwaukee : Representing Parts of Sections 32 and 33 as Divided into Lots

Date: 1942
Description: This photostat map shows roads, ferry, impassible marsh land, the Menominee River, the Milwaukee River, and Lake Michigan.
Photograph

16th Street Viaduct

Date: 08 27 1910
Description: Looking south towards the 16th Street viaduct over Menominee Valley from about Clybourn Street. Shows the surrounding industrial area and neighborhoods. Se...
Property Record

3800-4400 W WISCONSIN AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: GRAND AVENUE VIADUCT
Reference Number: 27219
Photograph

Indian Protest

Date: 04 26 1971
Description: Led by James White, president of DRUMS, members of the organization and sympathizers staged a protest Monday at the First Wisconsin National Bank, 743 N. W...
Property Record

700 E JONES ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: JONES ISLAND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Reference Number: 27225
Property Record

316 N MILWAUKEE ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: STANDARD PAPER CO. WAREHOUSE
Reference Number: 29154
Historical Essay

An Earth Day Gallery in Gaylord Nelson's Honor - Image Gallery Essay

Read about Earth Day's founder, Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin senator and early environmentalist.
Historical Essay

Black History in Wisconsin

Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources.

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