Milwaukee River Downtown, from East Water Street bridge

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Title	Milwaukee River Downtown, from East Water Street bridge
Alternate Title/Photographer's Note	Looking down Milwaukee River, from East Water Street bridge.
Date of Photograph	[ca 1885]
Description	The Mann Brothers manufactured chairs and wood products on the East shore of the Milwaukee River. The schooner is the J.B. Prime of Milwaukee. It was built in 1866 in Fairport OH by B. Hayes. The ship could carry 170 tons, and was owned by Ole Hansen.
Neighborhood	Downtown--Milwaukee Historic Third Ward--Milwaukee
Address	33 - 47 Erie ST (pre-1930); approx 231 - 251 E Erie ST
Subject	Vessels--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Ships--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Cargo ships--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Industrial facilities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Furniture industry--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Rivers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Alternate Terms	Businesses--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Business/Place	Mann Brothers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Milwaukee River--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Type	Image
Collection	Milwaukee Illustrated. Book, 100 leaves.
Original Item Medium	Photographic prints
Original Item Size	11 x 13 in.
Original Item ID	p. 90
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	mi000090
Date. Digitized	2003/05/22
Digital Collection	Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992

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