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Broadway Street, Armory and Police Station

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Title	Broadway Street, Armory and Police Station
Alternate Title/Photographer's Note	Light Horse Squadron Armory and Police Station.
Date of Photograph	1895
Description	The Armory housed the Light Horse Squadron, formed in 1880 to escort General Ulysses S. Grant through Milwaukee. Famous as the meeting place for militia companies sent by Governor Rusk to keep order in Bayview during labor unrest in 1886. Razed in 1944.
Date of Construction	1885 (Armory)
Neighborhood	Downtown--Milwaukee Juneau Town--Milwaukee
Address	494 Broadway (pre-1930); 814 N Broadway
Subject	Military facilities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Armories--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Government facilities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Police stations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Business/Place	Light Horse Squadron--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Milwaukee Police Department--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Type	Image
Collection	Art work of Milwaukee. Book.
Original Item Medium	Photographic prints
Original Item Size	10 x 13 in.
Original Item ID	v. 1, p. 42
Repository	Archives, 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	mi000133
Date. Digitized	2003/05/23
Digital Collection	Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885 - 1992