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Native American and View of Milwaukee

Date: 1847
Description: Drawing of a Native American man looking into the Milwaukee settlement.
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Milwaukee Light Guard

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Description: Illustration of the Milwaukee Light Guard depicting four men, including captain J.C. Starkweather. This is a cover from sheet music "Milwaukee Light Guard ...
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Plumbing and Gas Fitting

Date: 1910
Description: Students learn plumbing and gas fitting at the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Machinist and Tool Making Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of men working in the machinist and tool making shop at the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Mechanical Drawing and Workshop Mathematics Class

Date: 1910
Description: Students are seated at desks in a mechanical drawing and workshop mathematics class at the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Sanitary Paper Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Sanitary Paper Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a toilet paper service, with a hand pulling a sheet of toilet paper from a Sanitary dispens...
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Safety First

Date: 1914
Description: Stamp promoting Northwestern National Insurance Company of Milwaukee. Stamp includes a drawing of a fireman with hose, and the text reads: "Safety First. I...
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Carpentry and Wood Working Shop

Date: 1910
Description: Students at work in the carpentry and woodworking shop at the Milwaukee School of Trades.
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Looking North from Reed Street

Date: 1860
Description: Image drawn by Franz Hölzlhuber of early Milwaukee settlement with a horse-drawn carriage, as well as industry and a railroad. The text on the image reads:...
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Milwaukee Express Line Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee Express Line, transporter of trunks and other "light freight," with a man driving a horse-drawn wagon holding two trunks, and t...
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Samuel D. Adler

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Description: Lithographic caricature of Samuel D. Adler, a clothier and one of four brothers who operated David Adler & Son Co. He is depicted here playing golf.
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Milwaukee River, at Milwaukee

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Description: Engraved view of the Milwaukee River.
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Isaac D. Adler

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Description: Lithographic caricature of Isaac D. Adler, a clothing wholesaler. Isaac was one of four brothers who operated David Adler & Son Co.
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Milwaukee Electric Ry. & Lt. Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, with a three-quarter view of a man driving an electric cable car marked "State St." under a...
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Red Star Line Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Louis Auer & Son, Milwaukee passenger agents for the Red Star Line, with a bearded man in a cap and uniform steering a ship's wheel. The name...
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Royal Order of Jesters Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Royal Order of Jesters, Milwaukee Court 101, with a jester slapping his knee on the left, and a baby on the right wearing a crown and sit...
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Independent Milwaukee Brewery Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Independent Milwaukee brewery featuring an image of a man in a cap, vest, and tie holding both a bottle and a full glass of beer. The des...
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Prentiss Residence

Date: 1840
Description: Home of William Augustus Prentiss, built in 1836 and burned in 1845. Small two-story house. Four people are standing around the house.
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Emanuel Adler

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Description: Lithographic caricature of Emanuel D. Adler, a Milwaukee clothing manufacturer. Adler is posing next to a table with cloth stacked on it, in what is identi...
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Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: A soldier rides a horse with a military camp in the background. Caption below reads, "CAMP WASHBURN, MILWAUKEE - - WIS." Blue ink on beige envelope, image ...

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