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Drawing of Paul Grottkau, circa 1886, by Frederic Heath.

Paul Grottkau

Drawing of Paul Grottkau, circa 1886, by Frederic Heath.

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From the Wikimedia Commons
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Paul Grottkau
Photograph of the Pfister & Vogel Tanning Company on Water Street taken in 1978.

Pfister & Vogel Tanning Company

Photograph of the Pfister & Vogel Tanning Company on Water Street taken in 1978.

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From the Harold Mayer Collection, American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Pfister & Vogel Leather Company
A large gathering of PNA scouts, including musicians from Chicago, at St. Adelbert's Church.

Polish National Alliance Scouting Meeting

A large gathering of PNA scouts, including musicians from Chicago, at St. Adelbert's Church.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Scouting

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This colorful poster commemorates the inaugural Irish Fest held in Milwaukee in 1981. Each annual festival has its own uniquely designed poster.

Poster for the First Milwaukee Irish Fest

This colorful poster commemorates the inaugural Irish Fest held in Milwaukee in 1981. Each annual festival has its own uniquely designed poster.

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Image from the Milwaukee Irish Fest Scrapbook, courtesy of the Ward Irish Music Archives. Reprinted with permission.
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Irish Fest
A man operates a long printing machine for the Krueger Printing Company.

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A man operates a long printing machine for the Krueger Printing Company.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Printing Industry
Postcard of the Public Service Building in 1908. The Public Service Building was a hub of Milwaukee's twentieth century transportation and electricity infrastructure.

Public Service Building

Postcard of the Public Service Building in 1908. The Public Service Building was a hub of Milwaukee's twentieth century transportation and electricity infrastructure.

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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Public Service Building
Milorganite was produced through the activated sludge process developed at the Jones Island Treatment Plant. This 1981 photograph shows the pump and mixing channel.

Pump and Mixing Channel

Milorganite was produced through the activated sludge process developed at the Jones Island Treatment Plant. This 1981 photograph shows the pump and mixing channel.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record Collection.
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Milorganite
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Vernon, in use for worship from 1854 until the 1930s and restored in the 1970s, is an example of Greek Revival architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Reformed Presbyterian Church of Vernon

The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Vernon, in use for worship from 1854 until the 1930s and restored in the 1970s, is an example of Greek Revival architecture listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Wikimedia username Vintagepix.
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Village of Big Bend
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Religious facilities
This 2014 photograph shows the nineteenth century Ritger Wagonmaking and Blacksmith Shop in its modern context.

Ritter Wagonmaking and Blacksmith Shop

This 2014 photograph shows the nineteenth century Ritger Wagonmaking and Blacksmith Shop in its modern context.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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Town of Addison
20th century photograph of a man cutting chunks of ice from a river with a large saw.

River Ice Cutter

20th century photograph of a man cutting chunks of ice from a river with a large saw.

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From the Historic Photo Archive of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Ice Industry
An annual highlight of the Riverwest neighborhood is a 24-hour bike race.

Riverwest Bike Race

An annual highlight of the Riverwest neighborhood is a 24-hour bike race.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Joe Brusky.
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Riverwest
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Outdoor
Women working for the Royal Baking Company, located on South 9th Street, stand behind display cases of baked goods in 1940.

Royal Baking Company

Women working for the Royal Baking Company, located on South 9th Street, stand behind display cases of baked goods in 1940.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Work
1944 UW-Milwaukee yearbook photograph featuring Japanese-American artist and then-student Ruth Asawa. Asawa is seated in the front row, fourth from the left.

Ruth Asawa

1944 UW-Milwaukee yearbook photograph featuring Japanese-American artist and then-student Ruth Asawa. Asawa is seated in the front row, fourth from the left.

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From the UWM Yearbooks Collection. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Japanese
Samson the gorilla leans on his elbow in his enclosure at the Milwaukee County Zoo in 1970.

Samson the Gorilla

Samson the gorilla leans on his elbow in his enclosure at the Milwaukee County Zoo in 1970.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Animal-Human Relations
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Animals
Postcard featuring the Schlitz Brewing company plant.

Schlitz Brewing Company Plant

Postcard featuring the Schlitz Brewing company plant.

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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Schlitz Brewing Company
View of brewery looking East across 3rd Street (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive). The Joseph Schlitz Brewery and the Pabst Brewery were the largest of the Milwaukee beer makers. The Milwaukee plant of Schlitz Brewery was closed in 1980.

Schlitz Brewing Company, 1895

View of brewery looking East across 3rd Street (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive). The Joseph Schlitz Brewery and the Pabst Brewery were the largest of the Milwaukee beer makers. The Milwaukee plant of Schlitz Brewery was closed in 1980.

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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Schlitz Brewing Company , Brewing
Exterior photograph of the Second Ward Savings Bank, now home to the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

Second Ward Savings Bank Exterior

Exterior photograph of the Second Ward Savings Bank, now home to the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Collection.
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Banking Industry
Interior image of the Second Ward Savings Bank, originally constructed between 1911 and 1913.

Second Ward Savings Bank Interior

Interior image of the Second Ward Savings Bank, originally constructed between 1911 and 1913.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Collection.
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Banking Industry
Surplus hay from local farmers is sold at Market Square (now, appropriately, the Haymarket Square area) to in-town users such as the fire department, milk dairies, and vegetable vendors.

Selling Hay at Market Square

Surplus hay from local farmers is sold at Market Square (now, appropriately, the Haymarket Square area) to in-town users such as the fire department, milk dairies, and vegetable vendors.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Agriculture
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