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A page labeled "legend" consists of a table with 8 columns showing information about property annexed by the City of Milwaukee. The paper is torn slightly on the lower right side.

Annexation Record

Published in 1975, this legend catalogs all the property annexed by the City of Milwaukee between 1865 and 1975.

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From the American Geographical Society Library Milwaukee Municipal Research Library Collection. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Annexation
Long shot of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church facade with a blue domed roof and a cross on top on a cloudy day. The building is set between groups of green trees. A manicured green lawn is in the foreground.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Photograph featuring the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Milwaukee. Completed in 1961, the church was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
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The facade of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church with a blue domed roof and a cross on top. The building is situated in the middle of the photograph, set between groups of green trees, below a cloudy sky. A pool in front of the church reflects its image upside down.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Photograph featuring the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Milwaukee. The building reflects on the pool in front.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
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Grayscale high-angle shot of a massive anti-war crowd gathering in an outdoor space at UWM. Two people sit on the right near the camera lens. Several trees appear among the crowd. Buildings are visible in the far background.

Anti-War Protest at UWM

An anti-war crowd gathers at UWM in May 1970 during a month that witnessed the invasion of Cambodia by U.S. military forces and the shooting of student protestors at Kent State University by National Guard troops.

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From the UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Peace
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Protests
Color photograph of a marketplace showing a pavilion with a large sign written in red that reads "Souk" and the Arabic translation underneath. Various products such as fabric shawls and balloons are displayed in the building. Many hang vertically under the pavilion's ceiling. Several people interact or mill around in front of and inside the building.

Arab World Fest 2014

2014 marked the final year of Milwaukee's Arab World Fest. Pictured here is the festival's al-souk, or marketplace.

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Accessed via Facebook. Reprinted under fair use for nonprofit, educational purposes.
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Arab World Fest
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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, People
The image's upper portion shows a set of wooden-like structure that composes the underside of a central oculus light at the Indian Community School. The image's bottom displays the side part of a stairway.

Architectural Detail from the Indian Community School

Architectural detail from inside the Indian Community School

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May 13, 2022
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Amanda I. Seligman
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Amanda I. Seligman
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Indian Community School
Headshot of Ardie Halyard smiling in a casual top, round glasses, and earrings

Ardie Halyard

Halyard Park is named after Ardie Clark Halyard and her husband Wilbur. As bankers and activists, they founded the Columbia Savings and Loan Association with the goal of improving housing for African Americans in their neighborhood.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Judith Sedwick for the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
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Halyard Park
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Individuals, People
The 1940 area map of Milwaukee shows the region divided into thirteen areas by dotted black lines. Each area is labeled with a number. The map key is written at the bottom left corner.

Area Map of Milwaukee

Created by the Federal Writers Project in 1940, this map divides Milwaukee into thirteen distinct areas.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-99150. Reprinted with permission.
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Neighborhoods
Grayscale full shot of a man stepping on a work platform on the left while skinning an animal that hangs upside down on the right. The body of another animal hangs in a vertical position next to the one being skinned. The man wears a white coat and hat over his personal clothing.

Armour & Company Employee at Work

Photograph of an employee at Armour & Company, a leading meatpacking firm, skinning animals in 1943.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Animal-Human Relations
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Animals, Buildings, Individuals, Manufacturing Facilities, People
High-angle long shot of Columbia and St. Mary's Hospital complex between a number of other buildings and the iconic North Point Water Tower. This image shows the hospital's height and unique structure with mostly white exterior walls. The old logo of the Columbia and St. Mary's Hospital is visible on top right corner of the building.

Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital

In 2010, Columbia and St. Mary's Hospitals merged in a new facility near Milwaukee's lake front. The facility is pictured here in 2016, shortly before it was acquired by the Ascension healthcare network.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
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Buildings, Cityscapes, Healthcare Facilities
A page of the UWM Post newspaper showing an advertisement for the 2005 Asian Moon Festival. Prominently appears on the page is a design that resembles the shape of the moon and beach waves. Next to the picture is the date and location of the festival, given as "June 17-19, Summerfest Grounds, Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Below them are the ticketing information and the website address. The bottom part of the newspaper page shows the logos and names of the event's sponsors.

Asian Moon Festival Advertisement

Milwaukee's Asian Moon Festival was held annually between 1994 and 2005. This newspaper advertisement is from the final year of the festival.

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From the UWM Post Newspaper: 1956-2012 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Asian Moon Festival
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Book and Newspaper Clippings, Festivals and Celebrations
Grayscale elevated shot showing dozens of people sitting in rows of long dining tables in a large hall. They pose in formal attire and make eye contact with the camera lens. Women in identical dresses sit in a row in the right background. A group of people sit on the stage in the left background. Strands of ribbons ornament the ceiling and ceiling lights. Small flags appear here and there in the background.

Association of Poles in America Banquet

1920 photograph of attendees at the Silver Jubilee Banquet of the Association of Poles in America Banquet.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Poles
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Groups, Organizations, People
A page from the Aurora Sinai history booklet in predominantly greenish-blue and white colors. It illustrates the hospital's history of over 130 years in a combination of different symbols. On a tree picture in the middle are inscribed numerous hospital name changes. The bottom reads, "Sinai Samaritan Celebrates a Tradition of Diversity and Excellence 1863-1993."

Aurora Sinai History Booklet

This commemorative booklet from 1993 illustrates the numerous name changes and mergers between the Evangelical Deaconess and Mount Sinai Hospitals throughout the twentieth century. Today, the facility is known as the Aurora Sinai Medical Center.

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Courtesy of Aurora Health Care.
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Health Care Delivery
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Book and Newspaper Clippings

Baby Hammocks at Lake Park

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Grayscale long shot of two sides of the Badura Tavern's building . The three-story structure has an entrance on each side. The facade is on the right side. A bay window is set in the central portion of the facade's second story. The roof is flat and ornamented with a central arched parapet. Adjacent buildings are visible. Snows cover the street in the foreground.

Badura Tavern

Photograph of the Badura Family Tavern built in 1912. Located on Lincoln Avenue, the tavern also had a popular bowling alley in the basement.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Taverns
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
The facade of Baha'i temple with its grand exterior design. The white three story building has several sturdy pillars on each of its levels and one dome in Byzantine and Gothic style on top of the structure. Each story has a number of windows that combine Romanesque and Arabesque aesthetics. Two people wearing red and blue shirts stand in front of the temple that is set in a green garden against the blue sky.

Baha'i House of Worship

The Baha'i House of Worship located in a suburb outside Chicago is the only Baha'i temple in the United States. Wisconsinites donated to the temple's construction, which took over forty years to complete.

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From Flickr. Photograph by username jpellgen. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Bahá’ís
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
A grayscale photograph of the facade of Barnum Blake's house in a black-colored frame. The two-story dwelling has a single-story wing on the right. The wing features a porch supported by several columns. The house has two chimneys. One sits atop the main building's roof, one stands atop the wing's roof. The dwelling has shrubbery in the front yard and a sloping lawn ending on the sidewalk. The lawn is separated by the front stair that connects the house's entrance with the sidewalk. Tall lush trees grow on the left-front and right-back of the house.

Barnum Blake House

This photograph showcases the home of Barnum Blake, a prominent settler and businessman in Port Washington. The house was first constructed in 1845.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Collection.
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City of Port Washington
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Buildings, Residential Facilities
The facade of Barton Roller Mills against the blue sky. The building consists of two and one-half stories and features several white-framed rectangular windows and cream-like coloured exterior walls. Three white doors are placed on the first floor under a wide eave. A small American flag is displayed on the second floor under the mill's huge nameplate.

Barton Roller Mills

Milling activity, such as that which took place in the Barton Roller Mills, was a foundational business enterprise in Barton.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Jon Roanhaus. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Town of Barton
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
A grayscale landscape photo that displays the Basilica of St. Josaphat with its huge dome appears from afar. The church is located near a body of water and looms over residential buildings and trees in its neighborhood.

Basilica of St. Josaphat

Photograph of the Basilica of St. Josaphat over the lagoon in Kosciuszko Park.

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From the Roman B. Kwasniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Basilica of Saint Josaphat
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
A high-angle long shot shows a bunch of bike racers riding from right to left in the foreground and a crowd of spectators along the way in the background. The spectators stand behind a line that separates them from the race track. Buildings and trees are visible in the distance.

Bastille Days Bike Race

A large crowd watches as people participate in the Bastille Days bike race in 1983.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library.
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Bastille Days
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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, Outdoor, People, Sports and Recreation
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