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Courthouse Square
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Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) showing Milwaukee County Courthouse from E. Wells and N. Jackson Streets. Caption on glass plate reads: "Court house [sic] square".
August 20, 1914
Brown, Joseph, 1851-1928
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Courthouse Square
September 24, 1916
Courthouse (now Cathedral) Square, looking northeast from N. Jefferson and E. Wells Street. People are sitting on benches in the park, with the courthouse in the background. Caption on glass plate ...
4th Ward Square
August 20, 1914
View from across the street of 4th Ward Square. Individuals are sitting on benches and on the grass in the park. Caption on glass plate reads: "4th Ward Square".
St. John's Cathedral
1951
N. Jackson Street near Wells Street. Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) is in the foreground.
Mr. Henry Weber
August 20, 1914
Henry Weber, the president of the Park Board rides in an automobile in Lake Park. Caption on glass plate reads: "Mr. Henry Webster [sic], prest. Park Board".
St. John's Cathedral
1915
A fountain and trees in Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) in front of the church. Caption reads: "St. John's Cathedral from Court House Park, Milwaukee."
St. John's Cathedral
Drawing of a fountain and trees in Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) in front of the church.
