A man works on the original Marquette Interchange in 1966. During planning and initial construction, the project was known as the Central Interchange.
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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Image courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
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. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
Construction workers hoist the final steel beam of the downtown M&I Bank Building into place in 1967.
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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
Music performance groups within Milwaukee's many ethnic communities were common in the 20th century. The Marvel Concertina Circle, pictured here in 1913, was part of the city's Polish community.
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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
This map from 1948 illustrates the time mass transit system trips would take spreading outward from the center of the City of Milwaukee. The dots on the map represent population density.
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From the American Geographical Society Library Milwaukee Municipal Research Library Collection. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
After immigrating to Milwaukee in 1850, Anneke became a prominent force in advocating for education and women's rights in Wisconsin and around the United States.
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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-3701. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
Photograph of the McIntosh-Goodrich Mansion, home to the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Designed in 1904, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.