The view looks north along West Water Street from Grand Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. Electric streetcars run between commercial blocks, while horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians share the roadway. Signs for The Empire restaurant and the Milwaukee German Daily newspaper point to the mix of retail and publishing in a district with a large German-speaking population. In the early 1900s, street railways and delivery wagons were still common together on busy downtown streets.
Color lithograph; no white border; series number 2294 printed at upper right.
No postmark; card is unused and the back is entirely blank of handwriting. Divided-back era (vertical divider, dotted address lines, stamp box reading "One Cent for United States, and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico / Two Cents For Foreign"). Green gothic "Post Card" heading; publisher imprint at left edge reading "Made in Germany. A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York."; light soiling and slight wear at corners.
Cite this card
West Water St. north from Grand Ave., Milwaukee, WI, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-water-st-north-from-grand-ave-milwaukee-wi-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
