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View of City Hall and Surrounding Buildings
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Elevated view looking east from W. Wells street across the Milwaukee River. The E. Wells power plant (with arrow), Pabst Theater, and City Hall are on the left.
August 23, 1913
Brown, Joseph, 1851-1928
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