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Wide shot of the facade of the McKinley Park Coast Guard Station. The two-story building has regularly spaced windows, light-colored walls, and a cupola on top. The station is surrounded by snow on the ground and on some parts of the roof. Some people appear outside the building, and one climbs the stairs to the station's entrance.

McKinley Park Coast Guard Station

In August 1971, members of the American Indian Movement in Milwaukee occupied an abandoned Coast Guard station along the lakefront, pictured here. It became the first site of the Indian Community School.

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From RG 291, Records of the Federal Property Resources Service. National Archives at Chicago.
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American Indian Movement
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Buildings, Government Facilities
Sepia-colored long shot of the F.C. Gross Brothers Company building on the center back and the R. Gumz & Company on the far right back. Both stand on the left side of a long roadway stretching from right background to foreground.

Meatpacking Facilities

1909 photograph of the R. Gumz & Company and the F.C. Gross Brothers Company meatpacking facilities located on the old intersection of N. Muskego Avenue and Canal Street.

Source:
From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Meatpacking
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities, Streetscapes
Elevated view of MECCA basketball court displaying a game between Marquette University and the UW Badgers. Spectators fill the seats around the court. The digital scoreboard with a Marlboro ad above the court shows the score. The court's iconic floor is showcased.

MECCA Basketball Court

This photograph of a basketball game between Marquette University and the UW Badgers in 1978 highlights Robert Indiana's famed floor design.

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Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University. Reprinted with permission.
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UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Bird's eye view of the Medical College of Wisconsin and its surrounding area. The complex has a series of multiple-story structures standing near roadways and other buildings. Above is a clear blue sky.

Medical College of Wisconsin

An aerial view of the Medical College of Wisconsin's Milwaukee campus as seen in 2018.

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Photograph courtesy of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Reprinted with permission.
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Medical College of Wisconsin
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Buildings, Cityscapes, Educational Facilities
Grayscale medium shot of Representative Zablocki on the left while speaking with President Lyndon B. Johnson on the right. They appear in suits and ties. Both face each other. A blurry image of a flag and a chair are visible in the background.

Meeting with President Johnson

Representative Zablocki speaks with President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House in this photograph from April 1968.

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Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University. Photograph by Frank Wolfe. Reprinted with permission.
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Clement Zablocki
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Individuals, People
Group photo of the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra members smiling and seated in five rows on a front staircase. Each poses with a mandolin, except the one sitting in the middle.

Members of the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra

Established in 1900, the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra continues to perform throughout Milwaukee and around the world today.

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Photograph copyright Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra. Reprinted under Fair Use for noncommerical, educational purposes.
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Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra
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Groups, Organizations, People
Grayscale long shot of a group of men posing inside a tunnel. Five men in coats and hats stand in the front row. Four men behind them pose inside the edge of a smaller tunnel. Another smaller tunnel appears on the image's right side.

Men Standing in a Sewer Tunnel

This photograph of men standing inside a sewer tunnel under construction provides a sense of scale and of the materials used in building them.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Sewers
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Groups, People
Long shot of salespeople in suits and ties standing next to tables full of collared shirts at men's shirt counter in Gimbel Bros. department store. A standing sign near the tables mentions the shirts' sale prices at $2 and $2.50.

Men's Shirt Counter

Salesmen at the men's shirt counter inside Gimbels pose for a photograph in 1939.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Department Stores
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Groups, People
Grayscale aerial shot of the Menomonee River valley looking east from 37th Street. The image displays crowded parking lots, crisscrossing railroads, and a freeway in the foreground. A river flows on the right amid the busy industrial scene.

Menomonee River Valley

This aerial view of the Menomonee River valley looking east from 37th Street taken in 1980 illustrates the expanse and importance of railroads as a form of shipping transportation.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Menomonee Valley
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Cityscapes, Transportation
Elevated view of a portion of Menomonee Valley industrial area in grayscale. A train pulling containers traverses one of the railway tracks stretching down in the foreground. Cars parked in a lot are visible on the left of the train. Steam billows from some buildings in the background.

Menomonee Valley

A 1972 photograph of the Menomonee Valley looking west from the 16th Street Viaduct.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Menomonee Valley
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Cityscapes, Transportation
Sepia-colored photograph of sailing boats lining the edge of a water body. The bank is on the left side. The Pfister and Vogel Tannery is seen in the left-to-center background. Text beneath the image reads "View From Sixth Street Viaduct."

Menomonee Valley Industrial Area

Photograph taken from the Sixth Street Viaduct, circa 1885. The Pfister and Vogel Tannery is seen in the background.

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From Milwaukee Illustrated, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Water
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities, Rivers
Long shot of Sherburn S. Merrill's mansion at Merrill Park in sepia. The majestic house has several porches on the ground floor and a covered balcony on its second floor. Lush trees grow in the background. A wide lawn and a driveway are in the foreground.

Merrill House

Sherburn S. Merrill's mansion, front lawn, and driveway, set on 15 acres in Merrill Park.

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From Milwaukee Illustrated, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Merrill Park
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Buildings, Residential Facilities
The Messer-Mayer mill sits on a green lawn against the blue sky. The two-and-a-half-story building features evenly spaced white windows on the brown wooden walls and a gabled roof. Fieldstones compose the base of the building. A small enclosed portico is on the left, adjacent to the main building. The portico has a door and wooden steps on the side facing the camera lens and a small window on the other sides. Tall green trees are visible in the left-to-right background.

Messer-Mayer Mill

Constructed in 1871 and operational until 1954, the Messer-Mayer Mill is located in the Richfield Historical Park. Left with its original grist milling equipment intact, the Richfield Historical Society has been working to restore the mill to a functional state for many years. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Shawn Conrad. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Village of Richfield
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Buildings, Landscapes, Manufacturing Facilities
Grayscale medium shot of Meta Schlichting Berger from the thighs up standing in a long sleeved blouse with high rigid collars. She wears a large hat adorned with floral pieces.

Meta Schlichting Berger

Photograph of Meta Schlichting Berger in 1911.

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From the Library of Congress Harris and Ewing Photographs Collection
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Meta Schlichting Berger
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Individuals, People
Sepia-colored full shot of a group of people in various costumes carrying different flags parading down the street during Mexican Fiesta. A man in the front left smiles while gazing up at the American flag he carries. Spectators are in the left background next to cars parked on the street side. More members of the crowd appear in the far right background. Trees grow on both sides.

Mexican Fiesta Parade

Men and women wearing costumes and carrying flags parade down the street at part of Mexican Fiesta in 1984.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Mexican Fiesta
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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, People
Long shot of MGIC building at night. The image shows a portion of its inverted pyramid structure. The multiple-story building has glass window walls on each floor. Some have lights on, emanating their shine outward. A crowd of people stands below in the foreground.

MGIC Building

Photograph of the uniquely designed MGIC building taken in 2006. The building forms an upside-down pyramid, with each floor constructed to be bigger than the one below it.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Flickr username purpleslog. CC BY 2.0.
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MGIC Investment Corporation
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Buildings
Long shot of the Jane Bradley Pettit building stretching from the right foreground. The multi-story structure sits along the Milwaukee River that spans from the left back to front. Some people gather in a pedestrian area on the river bank.

MIAD on the Riverwalk

The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design occupies multiple restored buildings in the city's Historic Third Ward. The Jane Bradley Pettit Building, pictured here along the Milwaukee River, is the main campus building.

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Photograph courtesy of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
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Buildings, Educational Facilities, Rivers
Grayscale long shot of three men in suits and ties standing beside a booth selling one-dollar festival buttons. The seller's face appears from behind the ticket window.

Midsummer Festival

Three men stand beside a booth selling festival buttons for one dollar in 1941. The purchase of a button gave fairgoers admission to some of the festival's paid attractions and a chance to win a car.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Festivals
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Festivals and Celebrations, People
Garyscale high-angle shot of the 1971 Summerfest's midway showing various attractions in the image's center. The crowd walk on streets that flank the attractions arena in the center. Milwaukee's buildings are visible in the far left and center background. Lake Michigan appears on the far right.

Midway at Summerfest

This elevated photograph provides a view over Summerfest in 1971, the fourth anniversary of Milwaukee's biggest festival.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reprinted with permission.
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Festivals
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Cityscapes, Festivals and Celebrations
Panoramic view of Mill Pond Park featuring a water body that spans from center back to front and ends with a dam. Water flows from the dam to a lower level, making beautiful scenery. Green landscape is visible on the left and right background. A gazebo stands on the right back.

Mill Pond Park

Nineteenth century residents of Menomonee Falls harnessed the Menomonee River to power their early business enterprises.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Ryan DeWerth. CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Village of Menomonee Falls
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Landscapes, Rivers
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