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Fire Engines in Street
A fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine is parked on the street. A group of people are looking up toward a building where a rope is coming down from the upper floors. Fire hoses are lying ...
Fire Boats Near Walkway
1897
Boats used for fighting fires are docked near a walkway. On the left the walkway is full of men, some gathered near the boats and a fire hose stretched out on the ground.
Pedestrians on Street Near Fire
A large cloud of smoke blankets the end of the road, and snow covers the ground. Pedestrians are the sidewalks. A woman is running across the street, and a fire engine is parked in front of a hardw...
Snowy Downtown Street
Snowy Milwaukee street with the Edgewood streetcar, pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages. Men and women are passing by a clock on the sidewalk. A Gimbels sign is on top of a roof in the background.
Horse-Drawn Fire Engine
Three men in a horse-drawn fire engine racing down a downtown street.
Downtown Milwaukee
1910
Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. The Alhambra Theatre is on the left. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks, and horse-drawn vehicles are on the street. A Gimbels sign is on a roofto...
