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Wide shot of the S/V Denis Sullivan with its six white-colored open sails on a body of water. Some sailboats and a blue sky are visible in the background.

S/V Denis Sullivan

The S/V Denis Sullivan was built to educate modern visitors about nineteenth-century sailing.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Michael Pereckas. CC BY 2.0.
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S/V Denis Sullivan
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Lakes, Transportation
Postcard illustrating the Sacred Heart Sanitarium grand facade. The four-story building features a tower with a pyramidal roof on its central structure. A cross is set atop the red-colored roof.

Sacred Heart Sanitarium

Sacred Heart Sanitarium opened in 1893 and was one of several private institutions established in Milwaukee to treat and house individuals with mental disabilities.

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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Disability
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Buildings, Healthcare Facilities
Facade of Sacred Heart School in grayscale tone. The two-story building features windows on each floor, an entrance, and a cross atop the flat roof. Two leafless trees grow in front of the building. A small portion of another building and trees are visible on the image's far right.

Sacred Heart School

One of the many Catholic institutions in St. Francis, this school served the children of the Sacred Heart Church. While the school is now closed, the parish is still active.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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City of St. Francis
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Buildings, Educational Facilities, Religious Facilities
Bird's eye view of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology campus surrounded by green landscape. The image's center shows the iconic round Sacred Heart Chapel that features a light blue-colored roof with a crown and a cross atop. Behind the chapel, from the image's center to the right, is a grand multi-story building whose shape resembles a semicircle. Trees grow in the background as far as the eye can see. Several cars are parked in front of the chapel. Expansive green lawns and trees embellish the front yard.

Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology Campus

This aerial photograph provides a view of the Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology campus as it looks in the twenty-first century.

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Photograph courtesy of the Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. Reprinted with permission.
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Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
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Buildings, Educational Facilities, Landscapes, Religious Facilities
Sepia-colored long shot of a tugboat pulling a sailing ship in Lake Michigan to the left. Text beneath the image reads "Instantaneous View From Mouth of Harbor."

Sailboat in the Harbor

A tugboat pulls a sailing ship out of the Milwaukee Harbor toward Lake Michigan in 1885.

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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Water Transportation
The many lakes in Walworth County spurred tourist development following the Civil War. Sailing on Lake Geneva, as pictured here, proved to be popular with vacationers.

Sailing on Lake Geneva

The many lakes in Walworth County spurred tourist development following the Civil War. Sailing on Lake Geneva, as pictured here, proved to be popular with vacationers.

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From the Edna Schaus Sorensen and Clarence W. Sorensen Collection. American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Walworth County
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Lakes, Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Close-up of Samson the gorilla reclining in his tiled cage. His face appears in the foreground facing right, gazing at its hands. A blurry sign that reads "Do Not Tease Gorilla" is on a glass window that separates Samson's cage from the camera lens.

Samson the Gorilla

In this 1970 photo, Samson the gorilla is reclining in his cage with "Do Not Tease Gorilla" sign on window.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee County Zoo
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Animals
Grayscale portrait of an adult gorilla leaning on his elbow on a metal platform. His face and eyes look to the left.

Samson the Gorilla

Samson the gorilla leans on his elbow in his enclosure at the Milwaukee County Zoo in 1970.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Animal-Human Relations
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Animals
Long shot of the Sargento headquarters showcases its building in the image's background and a monument in the shape of cheeses in the foreground. A green lawn, trees, and plants embellish the headquarters' vicinity. The blue sky is above.

Sargento Headquarters

Often considered to be the cheese capital of the world, the city of Plymouth is home to multiple large cheese manufacturers. Sargento was founded in Plymouth in 1953 and is now one of the largest retail cheese companies in the United States.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username CreativeJ. CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sheboygan County
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
Long shot of a railroad track stretching left-to-right in the foreground in daylight. A wooden post sign that reads "Saukville" stands on the left, next to the track. Behind this is an area with several buildings with yellow exterior walls and steel structures of the Kent feed supplies mills.

Saukville

Saukville still serves as a stop today for the Canadian National as well as the Wisconsin and Southern railroads, long after the initial tracks were laid in 1871.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username Dori. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Saukville
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Transportation
Exterior view of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center against the blue sky. Four people walk on a path toward the building's entrance. Green plants surround the left and right sides of the pathway.

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

A small group of people walks towards the entrance of the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in 2005.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Drew Saunder. CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Nature Education
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Buildings, Educational Facilities
Long shot of a walking path with a wooden railing on its left. Lush green trees and plants surround the left and right sides of the path, which recedes into the background at the center of the photograph. The air is misty.

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

The Schlitz Audubon Nature Center features a variety of walking paths, such as this one.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Jennifer Tomaloff. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
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Nature Education
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Landscapes
A painted postcard showcases an aerial view of the Schlitz Brewing Company plant and the surrounding area. All buildings face slightly to the left. The factory's chimneys billow black smoke to the right. Horse-drawn carriages and other vehicles traverse the streets around the area in the foreground.

Schlitz Brewing Company Plant

Postcard featuring the Schlitz Brewing company plant.

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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Schlitz Brewing Company
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
A drawing that illustrates the bird's eye view of Schlitz Brewing Company's facade and its surrounding area. The tall building complex is set by the street. Several chimneys in the area billow dark smoke. A bunch of horse-drawn vehicles pass the streets around the buildings.

Schlitz Brewing Company, 1895

View of brewery looking East across 3rd Street (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive). The Joseph Schlitz Brewery and the Pabst Brewery were the largest of the Milwaukee beer makers. The Milwaukee plant of Schlitz Brewery was closed in 1980.

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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Schlitz Brewing Company , Brewing
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
A painted postcard of the Schlitz Palm Garden's interior with an array of dining tables, palms and other plants scattered in the hall. The vaulted ceiling is colored in shades of purple. Inscribed in red ink on the top right of the postcard is "Interior Schlitz Palm Garden, Milwaukee."

Schlitz Palm Garden

This 1911 postcard illustrates the domed interior of the Schlitz Palm Garden, which offered patrons fine food, music, and dancing.

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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Nightlife
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
A painted postcard of the Schlitz Palm Garden's interior in predominantly red and green color. It shows an array of dining tables and palm trees scattered in the hall under its vaulted ceiling. Inscribed in red ink on the bottom part of the painting is "Interior Schlitz Palm Garden, Milwaukee."

Schlitz Palm Garden

First opened in 1896, the Schlitz Palm Garden was Milwaukee's most famous beer hall.

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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Beer Gardens and Beer Halls
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
A painted postcard of the Schlitz Palm Garden's interior with bright red carpets and palm trees adorning the room. It shows an array of dining tables under the vaulted ceiling. Sculptures and flowers in vases embellish the space.

Schlitz Palm Garden

The Schlitz Palm Garden in Milwaukee was a popular and socially accepted weekend gathering place for families.

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Greetings from Milwaukee: Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Family
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
Sepia-colored long shot of the open Schlitz Park entrance gate on unpaved road. It consists of two roofed gates. A smaller one on the left and the larger one for a driveway on the right. On the top front of the large gate is inscribed "Schlitz Park." The whole structure is predominantly made of wood.

Schlitz Park Entrance

The entrance to the Schlitz Park beer garden was located on Walnut Street between 7th and 9th Streets. Today, the land is part of Carver Park.

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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Beer Gardens and Beer Halls
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Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Sepia-colored long shot of Schlitz Park Theatre standing in the background. Rows of picnic tables are on the far right next to the theatre building. Some appear on the far left, and in the foreground's left and right side. Two five-arms pole lights sit in the center foreground.

Schlitz Park Theatre

The Schlitz Park Theatre, pictured here around 1885, was located on Walnut Street between 7th and 9th Streets. Today, it is the site of Carver Park.

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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Halyard Park
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Grayscale full shot of a woman holding a child's hand in their warm clothes as they walk the sidewalk with protest signs hanging from their necks. The sign reads, "Stop School Segregation Now! CORE" The O in the word STOP is in the shape of a hexagon stop sign with the word STOP written in it.

School Desegregation Supporters

A woman and small child carry signs calling for the end of Milwaukee school segregation in 1964.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-4993. Reprinted with permission.
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Educational Segregation and Desegregation
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People, Protests
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