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Milwaukee Grain Elevator

Date: 1870
Description: The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company grain elevator at the Milwaukee harbor, with a sailing ship anchored nearby.
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Post Office Exterior

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. Building also housed the Custom House. Corner of Milwaukee and Wisconisn Streets.
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Lake Michigan Shoreline

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; looking north from the end of Oneida Street along shoreline.
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of Wisconsin Street seen from Spring Street. The building on the left nearest the bridge was the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway's downto...
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Birchard Furniture Store

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph view of Wisconsin Street in the 100 block; the Birchard Furniture store on the corner was at 121 and 123 Wisconsin Street. Text on the image re...
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View across the Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. Elevated view looking roughly south, the foreground overlooks a residential neighborhood. On the far shoreline, smoke clouds spew out from lar...
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Sidewalk with Snow

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. Winter scene of a residential area, looking down a snowy sidewalk near a retaining wall and a fence in Milwaukee, with a horse-drawn carriage...
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Chamber of Commerce

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the Chamber of Commerce at the corner of Broadway and Michigan Streets. Western Union Telegraph is housed within the building.
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Unidentified Woman

Date: 
Description: Formal studio photograph of a woman standing next to a chair.
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Newhall House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of elevated view of Newhall House which was destroyed by fire in 1883.
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Pfister House

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph. Residence of Giudo Pfister, at 429 Jefferson Street. A tree stands between the sidewalk and the dirt road.
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Chapman Dry Goods Store

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; view of store and adjoining buildings, Wisconsin and Milwaukee Streets. A large statue of a bird sits atop the store in the right of the imag...
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Wisconsin Street - Anaglyph

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of Wisconsin Street seen from Spring Street. The building on the left nearest the bridge was the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway's downto...
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Newhall House - Anaglyph

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of elevated view of Newhall House which was destroyed by fire in 1883.
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Professor Davenport Fisher, Chemist

Date: 1870
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Professor Davenport Fisher (1832-1911), Milwaukee chemist. After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Heidelberg Unive...
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Chapman Dry Goods Store — Anaglyph

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; view of store and adjoining buildings, Wisconsin and Milwaukee Streets. A large statue of a bird sits atop the store in the right of the image...
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1870
Description: North of Huron Street Bridge looking toward point near Grand Avenue crossing. A ship with several masts is docked on the river, and several large building...
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Temple Emanuel

Date: 1976
Description: A synagogue at the corner of Broadway and Martin Street. A woman is standing near the street corner, and a boy near the entrance.
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Neighborhood Near Lake Michigan

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph of a view over rooftops of a neighborhood near Lake Michigan. Shoreline can be seen in the background.
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Edward Salomon

Date: 
Description: Portrait of Edward Salomon, on the back of which is autographed, "To Dr. C.B. Chapman in kind remembrance. Edward Salomon".

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