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Record cargo of automobiles to enter Milwaukee up to that time
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; William P. Snyder, Jr. (Ship); 209662; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the largest deck load of automobiles to enter Milwaukee (162 cars) taken from aboard the steamship WILLIAM P. SNYDER, JR. (blt 1912). Nearly a quarter of a million new cars were shipped annually...
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Left bank of the Milwaukee River, south of E. Clybourn Street
Milwaukee River (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Badger Cash and Carry Stores (Milwaukee, Wis.); Badger Tobacco Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the left bank of the Milwaukee River, south of E. Clybourn Street. A parking lot is in the center, with the Badger Tobacco Company and the Badger Cash and Carry Store in the background.
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Right bank of the Milwaukee River north of W. Wells Street
Milwaukee River (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Home Furniture Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of several businesses along the right bank of the Milwaukee River north of W. Wells Street. In the right side is the Home Furniture Co., Photoart Visual Service, and Dewey's Sporting Goods.
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Aerial view of Michigan Street Bridge over the Milwaukee River
Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Michigan Street Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Drawbridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Aerial photo of several bridges spanning the Milwaukee River, including the Michigan Street Bridge. On the right is a tightly packed car lot.
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Looking west across Wisconsin Avenue Bridge
Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Avenue Bridge ( Milwaukee, Wis.); East Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Street railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pedestrians -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo taken in about 1900 looking west across the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. In the photo are electric street cars, early automobiles, and horse-drawn buggies.
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Grand Avenue Bridge over the Milwaukee River
Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grand Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pedestrians -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; East Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
View of Grand Avenue Bridge crossing the Milwaukee River in about 1880. Horse-drawn carriages occupy the streets along with pedestrians.
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Michigan Street bridge
Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); City Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); City halls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Michigan Street Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street Bridges (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Michigan Street bridge raised over the Milwaukee river with the Milwaukee City Hall in the background.
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IROQUOIS passing under vertical lift bridge
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Excursion boats -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Passenger ships -- Michigan, Lake; Iroquois (Ship); 222231; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Cityscapes -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Movable bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Excursion boat IROQUOIS passing through the Detroit Vertical Lift Bridge.
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Wisconsin Avenue Bridge over the Milwaukee River
Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Drawbridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the Wisconsin Bridge facing north. The west wing of the bridge is open for a crew to repair it from a small barge. In the lower right is a life-saving vessel.
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Wisconsin Avenue Bridge
Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Downtown -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
View of the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge looking north along the Milwaukee River.
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Wells Street Bridge
Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); American City Bank (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Electric Railway And Light Company; Houseboats -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Avenue bridge -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ironwork -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo taken of Wells Street Bridge from Wisconsin Avenue facing north along the Milwaukee River. On the left is American State Bank and on the right is the Electric Co. On the right is also a small houseboat....
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Steamship ANGELINE being towed down the Milwaukee River
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Steamboats -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tugboats -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Angeline (Ship); 107494; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Electric Railway And Light Company; Wells Street Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Drawbridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of the ANGELINE (blt 1899) being towed out of Milwaukee, one of the first three to do so at the beginning of the navigation season. She is passing underneath the Wells Street Bridge in the foreground,...
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Launching of a dredge at Edward E. Gillen yard
Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; People -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Edward E. Gillen Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Dredges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of a dredge being launched at Edward E. Gillen's Barwise and Becher Street yard on the Kinnickinnic River.
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Aerial view of Milwaukee Harbor and Jones Island facing south
Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jones Island (Wis.); Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (Milwaukee, Wis.); Storage -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Piers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Sewage disposal plants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Aerial photo of Milwaukee Harbor with Jones Island in the center. The Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant is in the left center. Ships are docked throughout the harbor at South Piers 1 and 2, City...
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Straightening of Milwaukee's inner harbor
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jones Island (Wis.); Fishing villages -- Wisconsin -- Jones Island; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Dredges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dredging -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
View of Milwaukee's inner harbor in 1921-22. Jones Island's inner side is being straightened and the Kinnickinnic River is being dredged out. Fishing villages are still present on Jones Island prior to...
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Dredging near the Milwaukee harbor entrance
Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jones Island (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Dredges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dredging -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Harbor (Wis.)
Aerial view of dredging operations near the Milwaukee harbor entrance in 1921-22.
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Operations of Dredge No. 56 in Milwaukee
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jones Island (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Dredges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dredging -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Harbor (Wis.); Port of Milwaukee (Wis.); Ports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Photo of Dredge No. 56 operating in the Port of Milwaukee during an around the clock project to allow ships with full cargoes to use the Kinnickinnic and Menomonee Rivers.
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Aerial view of an ocean vessel loading grain at the Continental Grain Elevator
Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grain elevators -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Continental Grain Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Harbor (Wis.); Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Winter -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
An ocean vessel is loading grain at the Continental Grain Elevator. In the background is the Kinnickinnic River.
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Charter vessel MLJET at the Continental Grain Co. in Milwaukee
Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; MLJet (Ship); Grain elevators -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Continental Grain Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Harbor (Wis.)
Aerial photo of the Charter vessel MLJET loading cargo at the Continental Grain Elevator. In the background is the Kinnickinnic River.
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Aerial view of the TIMNA at the Continental Grain Elevator
Ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cargo ships -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Timna (Ship); Grain elevators -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Continental Grain Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Loading and unloading -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Harbor (Wis.); Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Business enterprises -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Harbors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Aerial views -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Aerial photo of the Israeli owned ship TIMNA loading 723,400 bushels of yellow corn at the Continental Grain Elevator in the Kinnickinnic River Basin. In the background is the Kinnickinnic River.
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