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A drawing of the Milwaukee Cement Company in grayscale illustrates a bird's eye view of the building complex. Smoke billows from a giant structure in the center and two chimneys in the far background. Below the massive structure is lower ground with railway tracks and people working with horses. Surrounding the area in the left background and foreground is a body of water. A group of railroad cars on a bridge over the river steams towards the land in the far background.

Milwaukee Cement Company

The Milwaukee Cement Company, illustrated here, was incorporated in 1876. Its main office was located at 154 West Water Street.

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From "Industrial History of Milwaukee: The Commercial, Manufacturing, and Railway Metropolis of the North-West." Accessed via HathiTrust.
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Industrial Landscapes
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
Sepia-colored high-angle shot of the back view of spectators watching the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra performance in an outdoor space. Rows of audience members sit on chairs. Some stand and sit on the floor. The orchestra musicians play their instruments while seated in a semi-circle. The conductor is in the middle. Three arched openings and a balcony stand behind them.

Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra

The Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra performs for an audience gathered on a Villa Terrace patio.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra
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On May 18, 2019, the Milwaukee Children's Choir celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special concert held at St. Sebastian Parish.

Milwaukee Children's Choir 25th Anniversary Concert

On May 18, 2019, the Milwaukee Children's Choir celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special concert held at St. Sebastian Parish.

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Photograph courtesy of the Milwaukee Children's Choir. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee Children’s Choir
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Buildings, Groups, Organizations, People, Religious Facilities
Sepia-colored long shot of the council chambers interior where the 1898-1899 Common Council members pose in suits and ties. Some gaze up at the camera lens while sitting at their respective desks. In the far background a group of people stands on the gallery in the second floor.

Milwaukee Common Council

In this photo, the 1898-1899 Common Council members gather in the council chambers. Until 1956, Milwaukee's Common Council members were all white males.

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From Flickr. Photograph courtesy of the City of Milwaukee Public Information Division. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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A painted postcard illustrates the grand building of the Milwaukee County Alms House grand building. The multiple-story building features gable and valley roofs. A green landscape spans the foreground.

Milwaukee County Alms House

This postcard illustrates the Milwaukee County Alms House, one of the first institutions created by Milwaukee County.

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From Asylum Projects.
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Milwaukee County Institutions
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Buildings, Government Facilities, Residential Facilities
Side view of a Milwaukee County bus traversing a roadway from right to left. Inscribed on a blue stripe on the bus top is "Milwaukee County Transit System." From left to right in the background are a brick building, a street lamp, the center part of a crane, green trees, and a car parked on the farthest right.

Milwaukee County Bus

Milwaukee County Transit System busses are the heart of the 21st century Mass Transit system in Milwaukee.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Jeramey Jannene. CC BY 2.0.
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Mass Transit
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Transportation
Grayscale photo of the exterior view of a Milwaukee County bus. The bus's front and side body are visible. The sign on the bus' top front shows route 30, Prospect, Maryland. An ad sign on the bus's bottom front side reads "Quality Assured Wil-Kil Pest Control." The driver and a woman sitting by the window on the bus are visible. Small portions of residential buildings appear on the right background.

Milwaukee County Bus

A woman sits on a Milwaukee County bus in 1979.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Transportation
Long shot of Milwaukee County Courthouse standing in the distance against a clear blue sky. To the left of the courthouse is a large complex that houses the Milwaukee County Jail and the county Safety Building. Cars pass through a highway in the foreground.

Milwaukee County Courthouse

The current Milwaukee County Courthouse was completed in 1931. To the left of the courthouse is a large complex that houses the Milwaukee County Jail, as well as the county Safety Building.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Milwaukee County
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Buildings, Government Facilities
Grayscale long shot of the grand Milwaukee County Emergency and Dispensary Hospital facade. The three-story building has an entryway and windows at the center section. Two wings on the left and right of the central section consist of repeating rectangular windows. The front staircase connects the entrance with a long walkway in the foreground. The path is flanked by two expansive lawns.

Milwaukee County Emergency and Dispensary Hospital

The Milwaukee County Emergency and Dispensary Hospital was completed in 1928 and operated until 1983. It was then sold to the Milwaukee Public School System and currently houses the Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee County
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Red lines on map of Milwaukee County shows routes radiating from the downtown toward the peripheral areas. The pathways follow diagonals, straight, and zig zag directions. Each route is stamped with a combination number and letter code. Written as a subheading on top of the map is the slogan "Knowing Your Evacuation Route Today Means Survival Tomorrow."

Milwaukee County Evacuation Routes

Published by the Milwaukee County Office of Civil Defense in 1956, this map shows evacuation routes in the event of a nuclear attack.

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From the American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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John Doyne stands among men in suits and ties, smiling as he holds a pair of scissors for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Another group of men appears in the background. A thick ribbon stretches horizontally in front of them.

Milwaukee County Executive John Doyne

John Doyne (center) was Milwaukee's first county executive, elected in 1960. He is pictured here in 1967 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at General Mitchell International Airport.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Long shot of the grand Milwaukee County General Hospital standing in the distance. A large pond separates the lawn in the foreground from the one in the background. Some trees grow on the pond's edge, hiding the view of a portion of the hospital's facade. The shadow of a large tree on the right is visible in the foreground.

Milwaukee County General Hospital

View of Milwaukee County General Hospital from Wisconsin Avenue taken in 1986.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2014. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee County General Hospital
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Buildings, Healthcare Facilities
A nurse in uniform takes care of a patient whose body is inside a coffin-like cabinet called the iron lung at Milwaukee County General Hospital. The nurse stands on the left facing right with hands on the patient's head.

Milwaukee County General Hospital

A nurse tends to a patient in an iron lung at Milwaukee County General Hospital in 1939.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Milwaukee County Institutions
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Milwaukee County is responsible for the maintenance of an extensive park system, including the 125-mile Oak Leaf Trail.

Milwaukee County Parks System

Milwaukee County is responsible for the maintenance of an extensive park system, including the 125-mile Oak Leaf Trail.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username Sulfur. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Milwaukee County
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Landscapes, Murals, Signs, and Statues
Photograph of three regularly spaced entryways to the Milwaukee County Safety Building. A relief sculpture integrated with the exterior walls adorns the upper part of each entrance. Beneath the wall-mounted sculpture are inscribed the words "Safety," "Justice," and "Equality."

Milwaukee County Safety Building

A detailed view of the doors to the Milwaukee County Safety Building highlights that "Safety," "Justice," and "Equality" are inscribed above each of them.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Eric Allix Rogers. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Milwaukee County
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Buildings, Government Facilities
Long shot of the former Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy building. The multiple-story abandoned structure has its windows and doors covered. A barren wide yard and leafless trees are set in front of the building.

Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy

The Eschweiler Buildings on the Milwaukee County Grounds, such as this abandoned Milwaukee County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy building, have been the focus of historic preservation efforts.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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Eschweiler Buildings
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Bird's eye view of Milwaukee County Stadium with a green field on its ground surrounded by empty, multilevel grandstands. Rows of cars are parked in large parking lots outside the stadium. A portion of a green landscape appears in the foreground. Crisscrossing highways are in the far right background.

Milwaukee County Stadium

Aerial view of Milwaukee County Stadium, looking north, taken in 1985.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2014. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee County Stadium
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Cityscapes, Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Wide shot of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center building against the clear blue sky. This image showcases the building's entrance on the ground level and five large mosaic panels on the upper floor enclosed with balustrades. Each mosaic panel displays a combination of Roman numerals in large size. Six stone monument signs stand in front of the entrance. From left to right, the signs are titled "U.S. Army," "U.S. Marine Corps," "U.S. Navy," "Milwaukee County War Memorial," "U.S. Air Force," and "U.S. Coast Guard."

Milwaukee County War Memorial Center

2016 photograph of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, which was first dedicated on Veterans' Day in 1957.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Veterans
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Side view of the Milwaukee County Zoo's miniature train rolling from the right foreground towards the image's center. Children and adult passengers fill the train. They lean on the train's open window. Trees and lawn are on the left. A sloping terrain in the background has a combination of green and leafless plants.

Milwaukee County Zoo Train

First opened in 1959, the Milwaukee County Zoo's miniature train ride continues to be a popular attraction for visitors.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Sreejith K. CC BY 2.0.
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Milwaukee County Zoo
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Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
A clipping contains the Milwaukee Cricket Club group photo in sepia. The fourteen members pose outside in three rows. Two people on the left in the front row carry cricket balls, and two on the right hold cricket bats. Numbers are written on the image. Men in the back row are numbered from one to five. The second row is from six to ten, the first row is from eleven to fourteen. Names of all members are listed at the bottom portion of the clipping based on the numbers.

Milwaukee Cricket Club

The Milwaukee Cricket Club, pictured here in 1908, was part of the Tri-City League, along with teams from Kenosha and Racine. That year, the Milwaukee Club had a record of one win and seven losses.

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From "Spalding's Official Cricket Guide for 1908," p. 94. Accessed via Hathi Trust.
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