I'm trying to find this location in modern Milwaukee. The Mathew Brothers furniture company shown across the water is listed at 407-411 East Water St. in 1880, which doesn't seem to exist today.
Update: Then Dave found this... "Down the river from the Oneida street bridge" Which is also no longer.
If it helps any, here's a slightly less cropped version of the photo. That "C.A. Steele, L- something" and "Royal" might be the best clue:
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OK so I tried google image on a different device and look what it found:
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"Down the river from the Oneida street bridge"
That is interesting! The street numbers are similar, (of course there doesn't seem to be an Oneida St. either, but there is a historical marker: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wisconsin+State+Historical+Marker+57:+Oneida+Street+Station/@43.040803,-87.9154287,17z/data=!3m1!5s0x88051ad41cb7713b:0xf8d5f4251276743d!4m10!1m2!2m1!1soneida+st.+milwaukee!3m6!1s0x8805190a5f097aef:0x51f2bd11aea7d8d6!8m2!3d43.0408219!4d-87.9113203!15sChRvbmVpZGEgc3QuIG1pbHdhdWtlZVoVIhNvbmVpZGEgc3QgbWlsd2F1a2VlkgETaGlzdG9yaWNhbF9sYW5kbWFya5oBI0NoWkRTVWhOTUc5blMwVkpRMEZuU1VRekxXSkhVVXBSRUFFqgFKEAEqDSIJb25laWRhIHN0KAAyHhABIhovrDAJok8kpOm_uShLFyTXHg5s4CmuvL51nTIXEAIiE29uZWlkYSBzdCBtaWx3YXVrZWXgAQD6AQUIhAEQIQ!16s%2Fm%2F06_3mn9?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
ReplyDeleteI'll add that stereoscope card to the post.
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