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Caswell Block Commercial District
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Elevated view of the Caswell Block commercial district at the northwest corner of W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Plankinton Avenue. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks and streets, among automobiles and streetcars.
January 14, 1924
Joseph Brown & Son
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