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Grayscale wide shot of four nuns in white dress kneeling while facing left at the center background. A silhouette of another nun holding a bible appears dominantly on the right to the center front. A man in priestly garb stands at the left up a short flight of stairs.

School Sisters of Notre Dame

The School Sisters of Notre Dame established a convent in Elm Grove in 1855. The members of the order pictured here in 1966 are preparing for a trip to Paraguay.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Village of Elm Grove
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Buildings, Groups, People, Religious Facilities
Long shot of the visitation complex of the School Sisters of Notre Dame convent campus. The multiple-story building is set by a road. A row of bushes on the lawn hides the view to the front entrance. A big green tree grows in the right foreground.

School Sisters of Notre Dame Visitation Complex

This 2012 photograph features the visitation complex of the School Sisters of Notre Dame convent campus.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username Porterhse. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Village of Elm Grove
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
A long pathway stretches down at the image's center, flanked by lines of tall, thin trees as far as the eye can see. The trees' shade shadows the edges of the trail. Sunlight shines through the forest. The blue sky appears in the distance.

Scuppernong Trail

The Scuppernong Trail through the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, which makes up a large portion of the Town of Ottawa.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Amy Bayer. CC BY-ND 2.0.
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Town of Ottawa
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Landscapes
Grayscale long shot of N. Richards Street with Seaman Body Corporation plant building on the right. On the left side are duplexes. A line of cars is parked on both sides of the street. New snow is falling and dirty piles of snow are visible on the curb.

Seaman Body Corporation Plant

The Seaman Body Corporation plant on N. Richards Street stretches down the block in this 20th century photograph.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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American Motors
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities, Streetscapes
Exterior view of the Second Ward Savings Bank tall building set on the corner of a street junction. The structure features a flat roof and Ionic columns that emphasize the bays and separate each large window from one another. This grayscale image shows two sides of the structure. The building's main entrance is located on the left side, which is also covered in ivy.

Second Ward Savings Bank Exterior

Exterior photograph of the Second Ward Savings Bank, now home to the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Collection.
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Banking Industry
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Streetscapes
A grand interior photograph with multi-story ionic marble columns, windows with arched tops and metal ornamentation, and detailed ceiling designs. Flower arrangements adorn the center welcome station and the half-wall in the foreground. An open vault door is visible in the rear of the image.

Second Ward Savings Bank Interior

Interior image of the Second Ward Savings Bank, originally constructed between 1911 and 1913. The building is now the home of the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Collection.
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Banking Industry
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
High-angle long shot of the Market Square in grayscale color. On the left portion of the image are horse-drawn wagons lining up side by side carrying many bales of hays. Some people gather in small groups near the horses. Men walking individually appear on the right portion of the photo.

Selling Hay at Market Square

Surplus hay from local farmers is sold at Market Square (now, appropriately, the Haymarket Square area) to in-town users such as the fire department, milk dairies, and vegetable vendors.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Agriculture
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Groups, People, Streetscapes
Elevated view of someone presenting posters in an exhibition booth on the left. Visitors to the Senior Exhibition stand on the right as they interact with the presenter.

Senior Exhibition

Each spring, MIAD hosts a large Senior Exhibition. This event gives students an opportunity to showcase their work and doubles as a hiring fair.

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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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Groups, People
The Sewall Andrews House facade and a portion of its one-story wings on the left and right. Red-colored bricks compose the one-and-a-half-story main building. Two rectangular windows are on the upper front, and two are on the ground floor. All are framed in white. A white-colored door is placed on the left ground floor. Small steps connect the entrance with a sidewalk. The road verge spans the foreground. The right wing's portico is visible.

Sewall Andrews House

The oldest brick house in Waukesha County, the Sewall Andrews House in Mukwonago is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses a local museum.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username Boscophotos. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Mukwonago
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Buildings, Residential Facilities
Grayscale elevated view of women using Singer sewing machines to sew leather gloves at adjoining workstations that appear from the image's left foreground to the right back. Piles of gloves are visible on the workstations. Other women at similar workstations are seen in the background.

Sewing Gloves

This group of women work to sew leather gloves at a Milwaukee factory in 1951.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Workforce
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Buildings, Groups, Manufacturing Facilities, People
Long shot of the Sheboygan Theater facade facing slightly to the left. The theater's vertical sign reading "Sheboygan" is visible. The facade has a marquee over the entrance. The marquee displays an upcoming performance schedule and a text reads "Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts." Adjacent buildings are visible. Two cars appear in front of the buildings.

Sheboygan Theater

The Sheboygan Theater was built in 1928 and served as both a movie and live theater venue. Following a five-year restoration project that began in 1996, the building is now on the National Register of Historic Places and houses the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.5.
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Sheboygan County
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Long shot of a banner reads "Sheepshead" hanging on the outside of a white-colored tent in the background. A gigantic printed art depicting the Queen of Clubs card appears in the image's foreground.

Sheepshead Tent at Germanfest

Given its strong connection to German culture, Sheepshead lessons and tournaments are a featured attraction at Milwaukee's annual Germanfest.

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From Flickr. Photograph by John. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Sheepshead
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Murals, Signs, and Statues, Sports and Recreation
Sepia-colored headshot of Sherman Booth in an oval frame. Booth poses in formal attire and makes eye contact with the camera lens.

Sherman Booth

Photograph of abolitionist leader Sherman Booth. His refusal to adhere to the Fugitive Slave Act led to his arrest in 1854.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-9485. Reprinted with permission.
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Legal Landmarks
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Individuals, People
Elevated view of North Sherman Boulevard from North Avenue in daylight. The avenue is divided by a central grass median. Some cars traverse the avenue, and some are parked on the sides. Tall trees grow on the road verges. Sidewalks and buildings in the vicinity are visible.

Sherman Boulevard at North Avenue

Taken in the summer of 1963, this photograph provides a view of N. Sherman Boulevard from North Avenue.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Sherman Park
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Streetscapes
Sepia-colored photograph of Shirley Warren posing with her hands inside her pockets outside of a building. The banner above her features several texts and a car picture. The text on the left reads "Sherman Park Watch 871-0333 Together We can drive crime out of Sherman Park." Text at the right reads "We Support Neighbor Watch Because Neighbors Watch Supports Us."

Sherman Park Neighbors Watch

Sherman Park resident Shirley Warren stands outside a local building in 1991. The banner above her promotes a neighborhood watch and community safety.

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From the Sherman Park Community Association Records, 1971-2002 Collection. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Sherman Park
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Individuals, People
Rows of students in a shoe rebuilding class in a row of individual stations as they work on a shoe product. People on the left operate machines. The rows of students standing in the center and right are working with their hands. Students wear button-down shirts; one man wears a tie. The ceiling lights are on.

Shoe Rebuilding Class

Students work in a shoe rebuilding class held at the Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools in 1961.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-81749. Reprinted with permission.
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Vocational Education
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Buildings, Educational Facilities, Groups, People
Panoramic view of a city street framed by rows of buildings and parked cars. On the left, three people are walking on the sidewalk. In the center of this grayscale photo is a road with cars passing by.

Shopping in Bronzeville

Three people walk past local businesses located near 12th and Walnut Streets in 1958. Some of the businesses include a men's clothing and jewelry store and a tailor.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Bronzeville
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Streetscapes
Long shot of Shorewood High School's three-story building behind three standing signs that read "Peace on Earth." The signs are set on the snowy ground. Two picnic tables are visible on the ground.

Shorewood High School

Shorewood High School is unique in that classes are held in multiple separate buildings on campus. The first building, pictured here, was completed in 1925.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Bob Thurmon. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Shorewood
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Buildings, Educational Facilities
Grayscale full-shot of someone in a winter coat shovelling the sidewalk. Snow piles appear along the sidewalk in the foreground to the background. Snows cover the street that stretches down on the far right. A bus with lights on runs on the street. The streetlights glow in the background.

Shoveling the Sidewalk

A figured bundled up against the cold shovels the sidewalk on a snowy night in December 1978.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Weather
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Individuals, People, Streetscapes
A small white-colored shrine stands on a concrete surface in the left foreground and groups of people sit on red picnic tables in the right background to foreground. Inside the shrine is a wood carving of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. Colorful flowers embellish the bottom part of the carving. The white ceiling structure is visible. A crowd gathers in the far background.

Shrine at Polish Fest

Catholicism plays an important role in the celebration of Polish Fest. Small religious shrines like this one can be found throughout the grounds during the festival.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Lynn Friedman. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Polish Fest
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Festivals and Celebrations, Murals, Signs, and Statues
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