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Map or Atlas

Milwaukee

Date: 1836
Description: Pencil on tracing paper. Rough sketch of Milwaukee. Left top corner reads: "From Map of northern part of Illinois and the surveyed part of Wisconsin Territ...
Map or Atlas

Milwaukee

Date: 1854
Description: Reproduction printed on glossy, cloth-backed paper. Right side includes "References," or points of interest that correspond to numbers on the map. Running ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee

Date: 1836
Description: Map of Milwaukee including the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan shore.
Postcard

Milwaukee River with Boats

Date: 1906
Description: Boats on the Milwaukee River. Caption reads: "Boats on Milwaukee River."
Postcard

City Hall in Milwaukee

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of Milwaukee City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Milwaukee Post Office

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Post Office.
Postcard

Milwaukee Passavant Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Milwaukee Passavant Hospital building behind a line of trees in the foreground. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Hospital,'The Passavant.'"
Drawing

Milwaukee River

Date: 1873
Description: Newspaper reproduction of an etching of the Milwaukee River.
Photograph

Milwaukee Shore

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

Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Water Tower and park with Milwaukee Bay in background. Caption reads: "Water Tower and Park with view of Milwaukee Bay, Milwaukee."
Photograph

Milwaukee Zoo Grounds

Date: 1964
Description: Aerial view of the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds nearing its completion.
Photograph

Menominee Valley

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

Milwaukee Cement Company's Works

Date: 1880
Description: Lithograph of the Milwaukee Cement Company's Works at 154 West Water Street in Milwaukee.
Photograph

Milwaukee Public Library and Museum

Date: 1906
Description: Milwaukee Public Library and Museum, designed by Ferry & Clas, architects.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee.
Postcard

Skyline across Water

Date: 1917
Description: From Government Pier, looking at downtown Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Sky Line from Government Pier, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Milwaukee, Northeast from Exposition Building

Date: 
Description: Milwaukee, view northeast from Exposition Building.
Photograph

Water Tower

Date: 1870
Description: Water tower of the Milwaukee water works, North Point.
Postcard

Downtown Aerial View

Date: 1925
Description: Downtown aerial view with the Milwaukee River and City Hall. Caption reads: "Downtown Aerial View, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Drawing of Milwaukee

Date: 1850
Description: View of Milwaukee.

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