Menomonee Valley Industrial Area, Pfister & Vogel Leather Co.

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Title	Menomonee Valley Industrial Area, Pfister & Vogel Leather Co.
Alternate Title/Photographer's Note	View from Sixth Street Viaduct
Date of Photograph	[ca 1885]
Description	View of the Burnham Canal and Pfister & Vogel Tannery founded by Frederick Vogel in 1848. In 1857, Vogel merged his firm with Guido Pfister and formed Pfister & Vogel Leather Company. The company was located on 15 acres south of the South Menomonee Canal.
Neighborhood	Near South Side--Milwaukee Menomonee River Valley--Milwaukee
Address	161 - 165 1st AV (pre-1930); 620 W Oregon ST
Subject	Industrial facilities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Leather industry--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Canals--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Vessels--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Boats--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Factories--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Alternate Terms	Businesses--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Tanneries--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Business/Place	Pfister and Vogel Tanning Company--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Burhnam Canal--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Type	Image
Collection	Milwaukee. Book, 100 leaves.
Original Item Medium	Photographic prints
Original Item Size	11 x 13 in.
Original Item ID	p. 72
Repository	Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	mi000072
Date. Digitized	2003/05/21
Digital Collection	Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992

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