A group of people gather under an outdoor structure for bingo in 1950. Playing bingo for money, even for charitable purposes, was technically not legal until 1973.
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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
Postcard featuring the Pabst Brewing Company production plant.
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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
Crowds gather at Pabst Park in the early twentieth century. The park's iconic rollercoaster stands in the background with tents and picnic tables in the foreground.
In the early 1900s, Frederick Pabst purchased a parcel of land and constructed a popular amusement park that featured this rollercoaster. Though the attractions are now gone, the site is today's Clinton Rose Park.
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From the Remember When Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reprinted with permission. Link to Image Source URL
An early 20th century postcard of Packard Avenue, one of Cudahy's major streets.
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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Link to Image Source URL
The Painesville Chapel in Franklin was built by German immigrants in 1852 as a meetinghouse. The members identified as Freethinkers and particularly admired the works of Thomas Paine.
The Milwaukee Mile continues to be a popular venue for racing enthusiasts. This photograph from 2009 captures the Mile hosting the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.