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| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Newspaper reproduction of an etching of the Milwaukee River. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Lithograph of the Milwaukee Cement Company's Works at 154 West Water Street in Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Water tower of the Milwaukee water works, North Point. |
| Date: | 1846 |
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| Description: | "Rules to be observed by the pupils of public schools of Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Women switchboard operators at the sole Milwaukee telephone exchange. |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | First building of Milwaukee College planned by Catherine E. Beecher. Front of building with gothic detailing in the architecture. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | John Johnston's (1836-1904) first grand home at 1130 Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Johnston was a successful Milwaukee banker, who moved to "The Lio... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the first Milwaukee railroad depot, which was used by the Milwaukee & Waukesha and the Milwaukee & Mississippi railroads. The Milwaukee &... |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | Drawing of a Native American man looking into the Milwaukee settlement. |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee from the south lakeshore. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee works. Long steel mill located on the bank of either a lake or a river. Multitudes of smokestacks, tracks, and small buildings. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Buildings along Wisconsin Avenue lining a wide dirt road. |
| Date: | 06 18 1873 |
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| Description: | Front page of the inaugural issue of Milwaukee German language newspaper Germania. |
| Date: | 06 30 1855 |
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| Description: | Certificate of appointment for George B. Bingham as 1st Lieutenant, Milwaukee Light Guards. |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Print advertising the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition. View of building with flags flying from almost every peak on the the roof. Pedestrians and horse-dra... |
| Date: | 06 1837 |
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| Description: | Pen-and-ink on paper. Shows riverside property west of the Milwaukee River. Inscribed by several early Milwaukee settlers, including Henry W. Cleveland, Cy... |
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