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Cover of a notated music book entitled "After the Ball." All the letters and ornaments on the cover are set in pink-like color. Beneath the title is a portrait of J. Aldrich Libbey in formal attire, facing left with crossed arms. At the bottom left is Chas K. Harris's headshot in a round frame. The bottom center is inscribed "Published by Chas. K. Harris, Milwaukee, Wis."

"After the Ball"

Charles K. Harris of Milwaukee became a nationally-renowned composer in the 1890s. One of his most successful pieces was "After the Ball."
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From the Music Division of the New York Public Library.
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Milwaukee in Popular Culture
A group of male actors gathers in a semi-circle surrounding a man standing on a table in a bright red sweater. Members of the crowd show different facial expressions in their vintage clothes. Some gaze up at the actor in red. The background is pitch black, and the floors are in a checkerboard design.

"Elmer Gantry" Performance

In 2010, the Florentine Opera Company performed "Elmer Gantry," an opera based on the Sinclair Lewis novel known by the same title.
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Photograph courtesy of the Florentine Opera Company. Reprinted with permission.
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Florentine Opera Company
Long shot of the "Greetings From Milwaukee" mural on a rectangular building's exterior wall. Light and dark green and cream colors dominate the mural. A basketball-like shape is painted on the artwork. The wall stands next to a pedestrian area that stretches from the far right to the foreground. Someone walks in the right front.

"Greetings From Milwaukee" Mural

This "Greetings from Milwaukee" mural welcomes visitors to the growing district around the Fiserv Forum.
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From Flickr. Photograph by username Pete. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Murals
Grayscale medium shot of three men standing and working before a desk full of documents. The man on the left uses scissors to cut a paper while smoking a cigarette. The other men look at the documents with their hands on the table.

"La Guardia" Newspaper Organizers

Roberto Hernandez (left), along with Esequiel Guzman (center) and another man work to set the layout of an issue of the "La Guardia" newspaper.
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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-91127. Reprinted with permission.
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Spanish-Language Media
High-angle shot of actors performing at the Pabst Theater's stage. Most of the performers dress in traditional Japanese clothes. Musicians play instruments in the orchestra pit on the lower level below the stage.

"Madama Butterfly" Performance

Members of the Florentine Opera Company perform "Madama Butterfly" at the Pabst Theater in 1968.
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Photograph courtesy of the Florentine Opera Company. Reprinted with permission.
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Florentine Opera Company
A painted postcard illustrates an imaginary multi-passenger vehicle featuring rows of wooden barrels that function as passenger seats and beer storage. The seats are full. One character pours beer out of a barrel tap in front of him. The driver's seat is on the right. A cloud of dust around the wheels shows that the orange-colored car is moving right. Brewery buildings with billowing chimneys fill the background. On top left corner is inscribed "Seeing Milwaukee."

"Seeing Milwaukee" Postcard

Milwaukee's reputation as city of breweries and German culture is illustrated by this postcard from 1931.
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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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Milwaukee in Popular Culture
A photo montage showcases Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis and Reggie "The Crusher" Liswoski. This photo of the two wrestlers is made as if they are standing next to each other. They appear in wrestling belts, glaring while pointing in different directions with their forefingers.

"The Crusher" and "The Bruiser"

A popular tag team in the 1950s and 1960s, Dick "The Bruiser" Afflis is pictured with his wrestling partner, Milwaukee-born Reggie "The Crusher" Liswoski.
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Accessed via FindAGrave. Image courtesy of Steve Guthrie. Fair use license.
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Professional Wrestling
High-angle shot of dancers performing "The Nutcracker" on an ornate indoor stage. Dancers in white and red costumes move in a line from the backstage left to the front right. The painted backdrop shows outdoor scenery during winter with a castle and a large moon in the distance.

"The Nutcracker" Performance

Debuted in 1977, the Milwaukee Ballet Company's annual performance of "The Nutcracker" remains a community favorite. This photograph is from the 2017 season.
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From Flickr. Photograph by Ryan Dickey. CC BY 2.0.
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Milwaukee Ballet Company
A contemporary sculpture made of aluminum in the shape of a series of yellow ovoids and loops. The sculpture is placed on grass. Green trees are in the background.

"Trio" by George Sugarman

"Trio" by George Sugarman, 1972-1973 is one of the many outdoor sculptures visitors to the Lynden Sculpture Garden can see.
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From Flickr. Photograph by Gabrielle DuCharme. CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Lynden Sculpture Garden
Two pages from the Salvation Army's 100th-anniversary booklet. Each has a black-colored background. The page on the left features a white text that reads "Today's Salvation Army is More Than...." and pictures of coins shown at different angles to simulate falling. The page on the right features white text that reads "...a drop in the bucket" and images of the same coins. This page also shows the Salvation Army logo and beneath this is inscribed "Serving Milwaukee 100 Years."

100th Anniversary Booklet

The Salvation Army's 100th anniversary booklet, published in 1999, emphasizes both the organization's significant contribution to the community and its continuing presence.
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From the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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Salvation Army
Sepia-colored long shot of a few dozen people standing while releasing balloons on the street, which stretches from left to right in the foreground. The children and adults face to the right. Most of them hold a string connected to a helium balloon. Several balloons float in the air. Sunlight hits from the left. Duplexes are visible in the background.

14th Street Neighborhood Party

Residents of 14th Street release balloons as part of a neighborhood festival held to celebrate the beginning of a mural painted near 14th Street and North Avenue in 1982.
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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Peoples
Image of one of the pages of William Beck's 1870 report. The document's heading reads "Annual Report of Chief of Police" written in the largest font. Displayed beneath the title is Beck's short letter to the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee. The report's table of contents fills the bottom portion of the page.

1870 Report of the Chief of Police

After his first appointment in 1855, William Beck intermittently served as Milwaukee's police chief until 1882. Pictured here is an excerpt of his 1870 annual report to city officials.
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From "City Documents: Mayor's Address to the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee and Annual Report of the City Comptroller for the Year Ending March 14, 1870." Accessed via Google Books.
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In September 1906, the Cudahy Brothers plant caught fire and sustained significant damage. However, as illustrated by these images, the building was restored and running 49 days later.

1906 Cudahy Brothers Company Fire

In September 1906, the Cudahy Brothers plant caught fire and sustained significant damage. However, as illustrated by these images, the building was restored and running 49 days later.
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From "Patrick Cudahy: His Life." Accessed via the Internet Archive. Original held by the Library of Congress
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Cudahy Brothers
Sepia-colored photograph of four members of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves kneeling on a baseball field while holding bats. They pose in uniforms. Blurred in the far background is a grandstand full of spectators.

1957 Milwaukee Braves

Photograph featuring, from left to right, Joe Adcock, Eddie Mathews, Bobby Thomson, and Hank Aaron of the 1957 Braves at spring training.
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From the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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Milwaukee Braves
The 1970 Milwaukee Fact Book Map shows Milwaukee County divided into neighborhood whose boundaries are marked by bold black lines. Text at the image's right reads "1970 Milwaukee County Community Areas, Metropolitan Community Fact Book."

1970 Milwaukee Fact Book Map

Using 1970 census data, this map of Milwaukee neighborhoods reflects the changes to Milwaukee's boundaries as a result of the Granville annexation.
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From "Metropolitan Milwaukee Fact Book: 1970," edited by Frances Beverstock and Robert P. Stuckart. Copyright University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Neighborhoods
A mother on the left and her two sons on the right touch their heads with both hands while singing. They stand in kimonos on a platform decorated with traditional Japanese ornaments.

1978 Ethnic Spring Festival

Two young boys and their mother perform a traditional Japanese song for school children gathered at the International Institute for Ethnic Spring Festival. The Japanese American Civic League was a member organization of the International Institute.
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From the Historic Photo Archive at the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Japanese
Group photo of 1979 Milwaukee Brewers team members in uniforms, posing in five rows. Members in the first row kneel while holding bats upside down. Two men in the second row and one in the third row do not wear the team uniform. The image's caption has a special section containing all the members' names.

1979 Milwaukee Brewers

Team photograph of the 1979 Milwaukee Brewers. During this season they accumulated 95 wins, 66 losses, and finished second in the American League East.
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From the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Long shot of Wisconsin Avenue in sepia. Multiple-story buildings line the left side of the street. All buildings on the left foreground have awnings on their front ground floor that provide shade. One of them is the Norman building. On the right are some buildings and the Grand Avenue Methodist Church with its tower and a cross atop. The street stretches down at the image's center. The tall Pabst building is visible in the very far background.

19th Century Wisconsin Avenue

The Norman Building, seen left in this 1895 view down Wisconsin Avenue, was destroyed by a fire in 1991. The Grand Avenue Methodist Church visible on the right was razed in 1908.
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From Milwaukee Illustrated, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Missing Milwaukee
Long shot of a man in blue shorts opening the driver seat of a red car with a driver inside on a severely flooded street in Wauwatosa. The water is as high as his knees. Standing on their right are several street signs. In front of the red car is a black car partially submerged in floodwater. Standing on their right are several street signs. In the background, some people stand under red awnings installed on the dwellings' exterior. Green lawns, well-trimmed shrubberies and trees are visible next to the houses.

2010 Flooding

In July 2010, southeastern Wisconsin experienced its worst flooding in state history. This photograph illustrates a severely flooded street in Wauwatosa.
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From Flickr. Photograph by Nick Schweitzer. CC BY-ND 2.0.
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Natural Disasters
An advertisement consisting of two promotional materials. The upper portion displays words and pictures promoting the 41 Twin Outdoor Theater's gala opening. The bottom portion features the "Four Faces West" movie poster on the left and the shows' schedules on the right.

41 Twin Theater Advertisement

This advertisement from 1948 announces the grand opening of the 41 Twin Outdoor Theater in Franklin.
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Image courtesy of Cinema Treasures. CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Franklin
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