Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy
The Eschweiler Buildings on the Milwaukee County Grounds, such as this abandoned Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy building, have been the focus of historic preservation efforts.
Graph showcasing the number of German-language newspapers and periodicals published in Milwaukee from 1845-1955.
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German-American Newspapers and Periodicals, 1732-1955: History and Bibliography by Karl J. R. Arndt and May E. Olson (Heidelberg: Quelle & Meyer, 1961), 668-98.)
Postcard of Milwaukee Hospital published in 1916. The hospital was founded by Lutheran pastor William Passavant and was first known as Passavant Hospital and then as the Lutheran Hospital.
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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
Men stand outside the office for the Milwaukee Leader in 1932. The paper's delivery truck is covered with messages promoting the Socialist Party.
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From the Remember When Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Courtesy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
August 1914 photograph of the men's chorus of the Milwaukee Musikverein at a song festival in Elkhart Lake. With the outbreak of World War I in August of 1914, the German-American community would soon face discrimination and be forced to prove their loyalty once the U.S. entered the war in April 1917.
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From the Historic Photo Archive of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
The North Avenue Dam, in place since 1891, was partially removed in 1994 and fully removed in 1997 to help improve the river’s water quality. A pedestrian bridge is now in place near the former dam site, which connects the two sides of the RiverWalk.
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From the Harold Mayer Collection, American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
Automobiles and boats traverse Milwaukee’s downtown by the Michigan Avenue Bridge in this 1974 photograph by Harold Mayer.
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From the American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Harold Mayer Collection, Color Slide. Original ID: 8b, 21-265; Digital Collection: Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 18885-1992, Digital ID: me000372.
Potholes were a chronic problem on Milwaukee's roads and streets, as seen at the intersection of North 5th and Clybourn Street in 1925.
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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
