Roman Kwasniewski’s 1924 photograph of a gear twice as tall as a man reflects industrial Milwaukee’s special skill in metal fabrication.
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From the Archives Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Roman B. J. Kwasniewski Collection, 1886-1980. Photographs, 1907-1947. UWM Manuscript Collection 19, Box 52, 5x7 Glass Negative. Original ID: A7012-1; Digital Collection: Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992, Digital ID: kw000917
Photograph of the 1936 Marquette University football team. This competitive team played against Texas Christian University in the Cotton Bowl.
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From the Marquette University Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame Collection. Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University. Link to Image Source URL
Photograph of the McInstosh-Goodrich Mansion, home to the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Designed in 1904, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1909 photograph of the R. Gumz & Company and the F.C. Gross Brothers Company meatpacking facilities located on the old intersection of N. Muskego Avenue and Canal Street.
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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
This aerial view of the Menomonee River valley looking east from 37th Street taken in 1980 illustrates the expanse and importance of railroads as a form of shipping transportation.
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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
Constructed in 1871 and operational until 1954, the Messer-Mayer Mill is located in the Richfield Historical Park. Left with its original grist milling equipment intact, the Richfield Historical Society has been working to restore the mill to a functional state for many years. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
