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Newhall House Rotunda
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Interior view of lobby area with several people sitting in chairs. Manuscript notations on the mount makes much of the fact that it was photographed at night by electric light and adds ambiguously "the first electric illumination" (in Milwaukee?).
1881
Bangs, E. D.
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Ornamental Street Lights
1934
Ornamental street lighting system along a street in a local business district. House on corner is near a sign that says "Lot for Sale."
Street Lighting System
View down road of lighting system using steel poles and modern fixtures on the terrace near sidewalks. Three cars are parked along the road, and houses are along the left side.
Street Lighting in Residential Area
1934
Ornamental street lighting system in a residential district. Street sign on corner reads "W. Hayes Ave." Newly planted young trees are along the terraces near the curb.
Street Lighting
1934
Overhead light suspended over a road, hanging from wires. A car is parked at the corner, and billboards are in the distance. Railroad cars and railroad tracks are at the top of a small hill.
Street Corner in Residential Neighborhood
1934
Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road.
Fishing Boat Interior
1938
Interior view of a fishing boat powered by an International PD-40 power unit and owned by Julius Dettloff. A man stands at the boat's wheel.
