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Sans Souci Hall
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Formally a Universalist Church (under Rev. Augusta Chapin), then a Baptist church, later a club house and eventually a dance hall. Photograph taken after a fire inside the building. Several men are milling about the outside, looking at some of the damage. Snow covers the area.
1912
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Snow Removal after a Storm
February 1933
Winter scene showing snow removal vehicles working to clear the snow on Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee after a winter blizzard.
Church on Fire
1915
A crowd is gathered on the street as jets of water are being directed by fire fighters towards a fire in a church.
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...
City Hall
1935
Elevated view of front of City Hall. Several buildings and streets surround City Hall, with cars on all the roads. Snow is on top of the buildings and the ground.
West Allis Invites You
1907
The collage postcard has design elements, a drawing of a woman, and two images of West Allis. The text reads: "West Allis Invites You", "West Allis City Hall — Showing Fire Dept." and "Public Schoo...
World Series, Man Lowered from Stadium Lights
October 1, 1958
Milwaukee County Stadium on the day of the first game of the 1958 World Series, between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees. A man is being lowered from the stadium lights by fire fighter...
