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Photograph of part of the popular museum exhibit Streets of Old Milwaukee. It opened in 1965 and was one of the world's first walk-through dioramas.

Streets of Old Milwaukee Exhibit

Photograph of part of the popular museum exhibit Streets of Old Milwaukee. It opened in 1965 and was one of the world's first walk-through dioramas.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Wikimedia username Sulfur.
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Milwaukee Public Museum
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Streetscapes, Theaters, arenas, and museums
Photograph featuring the front entrance to Sts Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church located in Waukesha.

Sts Constantine and Helen Church

Photograph featuring the front entrance to Sts Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church located in Waukesha.

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Photograph courtesy of Sts Constantine and Helen Church.
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Eastern Orthodox Christians
Milwaukee county residents enjoy summer sunshine and sand on Lake Michigan’s shoreline in 1985.

Summer Along the Lake

Milwaukee county residents enjoy summer sunshine and sand on Lake Michigan’s shoreline in 1985.

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From the Harold Mayer Collection, American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Weather
A view of tanneries on the Milwaukee River looking southeast on Commerce Street, which was originally a canal on the river.

Tanneries Along the Milwaukee River

A view of tanneries on the Milwaukee River looking southeast on Commerce Street, which was originally a canal on the river.

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From Milwaukee Illustrated, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Leather Industry
These plans sketch out the facility where activated sludge was turned into Milorganite.

Technical Drawing of Sewage Tanks

These plans sketch out the facility where activated sludge was turned into Milorganite.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record Collection.
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Milorganite
Established in the late 1860s, the Wisconsin Seaman's Friend Society aimed to provide sailors with affordable lodgings away from the influences of gambling, drinking, and prostitution. This Temperance House stood on Erie Street.

Temperance House

Established in the late 1860s, the Wisconsin Seaman's Friend Society aimed to provide sailors with affordable lodgings away from the influences of gambling, drinking, and prostitution. This Temperance House stood on Erie Street.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Temperance
Photograph of the Ten Chimneys property looking south through the driveway gate.

Ten Chimneys

Photograph of the Ten Chimneys property looking south through the driveway gate.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Collection.
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Ten Chimneys
This 1978 photograph taken by Harold Mayer from the US Bank Center shows the Hoan Bridge, Jones Island, and the Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The Hoan Bridge and Jones Island

This 1978 photograph taken by Harold Mayer from the US Bank Center shows the Hoan Bridge, Jones Island, and the Jones Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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From the Harold Mayer Collection, American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Seated portrait of Victor Berger taken in 1905.

The Honorable Victor L. Berger

Seated portrait of Victor Berger taken in 1905.

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From the Library of Congress Harris and Ewing Photographs Collection
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Victor L. Berger
1949 photograph featuring of Milwaukee high school students filming the WTJM-TV program "The Keen Teens," which aired on Saturday afternoons.

The Keen Teens

1949 photograph featuring of Milwaukee high school students filming the WTJM-TV program "The Keen Teens," which aired on Saturday afternoons.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Television
Old World Wisconsin reconstructs life in 19th century Wisconsin in a buildings that are clustered by ethnicity. This Finnish log house was moved from its original location in Oulu, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

The Ketola House

Old World Wisconsin reconstructs life in 19th century Wisconsin in a buildings that are clustered by ethnicity. This Finnish log house was moved from its original location in Oulu, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph provided by Wikimedia user Royalbroil.
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Eagle
Photograph of the 1912 Kosciuszko Reds, a popular baseball team gathered outdoors.

The Kosciuzko Reds

Photograph of the 1912 Kosciuszko Reds, a popular baseball team gathered outdoors.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Sandlot Baseball
Group photograph of the 1929 Lincoln Avenue Merchants baseball team posed with a trophy.

The Lincoln Avenue Merchants

Group photograph of the 1929 Lincoln Avenue Merchants baseball team posed with a trophy.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Sandlot Baseball
Prior to its razing in 1967, the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii was a central aspect of Milwaukee's Italian community and a popular landmark because of its colorful exterior.

The Little Pink Church

Prior to its razing in 1967, the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii was a central aspect of Milwaukee's Italian community and a popular landmark because of its colorful exterior.

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From the Milwaukee Historical Society.
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Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church
1932 photograph of the Toy Building, once located downtown at 736 N. 2nd Street. Built in 1913, the building was home to Charlie Toy’s Shanghai Chinese Restaurant.

The Toy Building

1932 photograph of the Toy Building, once located downtown at 736 N. 2nd Street. Built in 1913, the building was home to Charlie Toy’s Shanghai Chinese Restaurant.

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From the Historic Photo Archive of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Chinese
One of the earliest available edition of the Wiskonsin-Banner, dated March 15, 1845. The Banner then was a weekly paper with a yearly subscription fee of 2 dollars to be paid in advance.

The Wiskonsin-Banner Newspaper

One of the earliest available edition of the Wiskonsin-Banner, dated March 15, 1845. The Banner then was a weekly paper with a yearly subscription fee of 2 dollars to be paid in advance.

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From the Wiskonsin-Banner, accessed thru Newspaper Archive.
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German-Language Media
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Book and Newspaper Clippings
Photograph of the exterior of the former Third Church of Christ, Scientist. Located across the street from Sherman Park, this church was purchased in 1980 and housed the Schrager Auction Gallery until 2010.

Third Christian Science Church

Photograph of the exterior of the former Third Church of Christ, Scientist. Located across the street from Sherman Park, this church was purchased in 1980 and housed the Schrager Auction Gallery until 2010.

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From the Historic Photo Archive of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Christian Scientists
Postcard Advertising beer and pretzels in Milwaukee, Wis.

This Is What Made Milwaukee Famous

Postcard Advertising beer and pretzels in Milwaukee, Wis.

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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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Brewing
This 2016 photograph of the Town of Erin shows the combination of rural farms and modern housing that characterize its twenty-first century development.

Town of Erin

This 2016 photograph of the Town of Erin shows the combination of rural farms and modern housing that characterize its twenty-first century development.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Town of Erin
Automobiles, a horse and buggy, and trolleys share the road on E. Wisconsin Avenue in the early twentieth century.

Traffic on Wisconsin Avenue

Automobiles, a horse and buggy, and trolleys share the road on E. Wisconsin Avenue in the early twentieth century.

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From the Historic Photo Collection from the Milwaukee Public Library.
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Transportation Policy
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