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Rows of commercial signages of different sizes and colors attached to their respective buildings on the right. Among them are stores selling furniture, footwear, hamburgers, and Asian food.

Signs Along South 27th Street

A colorful array of signs line S. 27th Street near Oklahoma Avenue in 1969.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Commercial Landscapes
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Streetscapes
Long shot of the gurdwara building in Brookfield. The place's orange-colored monument sign appears in its yard. Several plants and green lawns embellish the yard in the foreground. Tall green trees are visible in the background. Above is the clear blue sky.

Sikh Religious Society in Brookfield

The Sikh Religious Society dedicated its Brookfield gurdwara, located on N. Calhoun Road, in 1997.

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Photograph by Amy Fels. Reprinted with permission.
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Sikhs
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
Silver City Asian Fest poster that is decorated with a drawing of a red bridge in the center and a row of four colorful lanterns below. The title "Asian Fest 2011" is inscribed on upper right in red ink. The event schedule and venue are on top left.

Silver City Asian Fest

Following the end of Asian Moon Festival, the Silver City Asian Fest was held for a short time afterward. This poster is from the 2011 festival, held in Arlington Heights Park.

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Accessed via the Silver City Asian Fest Wordpress site. Reprinted under Fair Use for noncommercial, educational purposes.
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Asian Moon Festival
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Festivals and Celebrations
Grayscale headshot of Sister Joel Read smiling in a habit. Her body faces slightly to the left while her eyes glance to the right.

Sister Joel Read

Revered both within Milwaukee's community and nationally for her leadership and commitment to education, Sister Joel Read served as the president of Alverno College for 35 years.

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Photograph courtesy of Alverno College Archives. Reprinted with permission.
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Sister Joel Read
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Individuals, People
Long shot of the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center building standing on a street corner. The two-story building is composed of bricks and ornamented with light blue paint on several sides. The Center's sign is visible on the exterior wall. Some people traverse near a red car parked next to the building. Traffic lights are visible. The blue sky is above.

Sixteenth Street Community Health Center

Since opening in 1969, the Sixteenth Street Community Health Care Centers have expanded to eight locations throughout the Greater Milwaukee area. Their Chavez Drive location is pictured here.

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Photograph courtesy of Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers. Reprinted with permission.
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Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
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Buildings, Healthcare Facilities
Grayscale low-angle shot of someone ski jumping from a wooden ramp at the image's right back toward the center front. The person is in a professional ski jumping uniform with a competition number on their chest. A group of people in winter clothes stands on the left while gazing up at the athlete. The landing spot covered with snow is in the foreground. Leafless trees are visible in the background.

Ski Jumping in Winter

A man ski jumps from a wooden ramp while a crowd watches.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Outdoor Recreation
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Groups, Outdoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Long shot of two actors performing under the spotlight in the Skylight Music Theatre. They stand on a platform, opening their arms and mouths as if singing to the audience.

Skylight Music Theatre Presents "Urinetown"

From May to June 2018, the Skylight Music Theatre presented Milwaukee audiences the satirical musical entitled "Urinetown."

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Photograph courtesy of the Skylight Music Theatre. Reprinted with permission.
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Skylight Music Theatre
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People
Bird's eye view of Slinger Speedway racetrack and its vicinity in grayscale. Racing cars are on the track. Multiple regular cars are parked near the area. Natural landscape is visible in the far background and foreground. Text beneath the photo reads "Slinger Speedway, Slinger, Wis."

Slinger Speedway

This elevated view shows the Slinger Speedway racetrack in its inaugural year of operation, 1948. The Slinger Super Speedway remains a popular attraction today.

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From the State of Wisconsin Collection of the UW Digital Collections Library. Image ID WI.sling0019.bib. Photograph courtesy of the Slinger Community Library. Fair use for nonprofit educational purposes.
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Village of Slinger
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Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale formal photograph of the Sokols gymnastics group posing in three rows in an indoor space. Men in suits and ties sit in the back row. Men in sleeveless gymnastic uniforms stand in the third row. A combination of female and male gymnasts in uniforms and two other adults sit with arms crossed in the second row. In the front row, six female gymnasts sit cross-legged on the floor with their arms crossed.

Slovak Catholic Sokols Gymnastics Group

Photograph of a group of young men and women part of a Sokols gymnastics group, taken in 1931.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Slovaks
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Groups, Indoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Facade of a two-story brick commercial building in sepia. The main door to the upper story is built in the center, flanked by two storefronts. Each has a large display window and its own door. The left one seems vacant, with covered windows and doors. The right one has display windows inscribed "Valerian M. Popowski Real Estate Loan & Insurance" and "Cudahy Savings & Loan Assn."

Small Cudahy Commercial Building

This photograph shows the offices of Valerian M. Popowski Real Estate and the Cudahy Savings and Loan Association, as well as a vacant storefront in the 1920s.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Cudahy
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Long shot of A.O. Smith assembly facilities' interior in grayscale tone. Different machines fills up the largely empty building. The ceiling lights are on, glowing like big dots amid the bright shine emanating from the regularly spaced window walls in the background.

Smith Automatic Frame Plant

Photograph of the interior of A.O. Smith assembly facilities taken in 1965.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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A.O. Smith Corporation
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
Long shot of the Smith Bros. Fish Shanty standing by the bank of a water body that spans the foreground. The two-story building appears from the image's left-to-centre-back. The shanty features light-blue wooden walls and four regularly spaced rectangular windows on the first and second stories. The place's name is painted in white color and in a big font above each row of windows. The text is framed with red-colored lines. An adjacent building on the right has a darker blue exterior wall and a gable roof. It has an entrance and several covered windows. Only one rectangular window in the second story is uncovered. Next to this is a two-story brick building with several windows on its first and second floors. Lush tall trees grow behind it. Floating on the water, at the image's right, is a white-colored boat with the text "Oliver H. Smith" painted on its body. The water in the foreground is glistening.

Smith Bros. Fishing Shanty

Commercial fishing was once an integral part of Port Washington's economy. This Smith Brothers fish shanty is the last remaining shanty in the city.

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From Flickr. Photograph by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. CC BY-ND 2.0.
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City of Port Washington
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Lakes
A person in a "Smokey the Bear" points to a forest fire-related learning board while interacting with two children dressed up in hotshot crew uniforms. The US wildfire prevention mascot wears blue jeans, a brown belt, and a round hat bearing the name "Smokey." They are standing in a colorful exhibit arena.

Smokey the Bear Interactive Exhibit

In 2009, the Betty Brinn Children's Museum partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to create a traveling exhibit to teach children about caring for their natural resources.

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From Flickr. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. CC BY 2.0.
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Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Entrance to the Social Development Commission building. The organization's name sign is placed above the door. Bricks and stones compose the exterior wall.

Social Development Commission Building

Since 1963, the SDC has served as a community action agency in Milwaukee and provided resources for individuals to move beyond poverty.

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Image courtesy of the Social Development Commission. Reprinted with permission.
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Social Development Commission
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Buildings, Organizations
The Milwaukee city map displays the twenty-five city wards. The wards are marked by a different combination of line shapes. On the left is a table showing the population and the number of cases reported in each city ward. The legend is on the bottom left. The map's title on the bottom center reads "Chart No IV, Distribution of Social Welfare Work by Wards During Years 1929 & 1930, Ward Boundaries as of 1930."

Social Welfare Distribution

This map illustrates the distribution of social welfare work in each of Milwaukee's city wards in 1929 and 1930.

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From the American Geographical Society Library Milwaukee Municipal Research Library Collection. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Relief and Welfare
Sepia-colored long shot of a wooden building facing to the right. The building's elongated wings are visible. A large banner hanging over the street in front of the building reads "Soldiers of the Union, Welcome Home." The street spans from the right background to the left foreground. Text at the top right reads "West Side of Broadway, Extending Across Huron St. 1865, The Great Fair."

Soldiers' Home Fair Building

Photograph of the wooden building constructed for the Wisconsin Soldiers' Aid Fair held in 1865.

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From the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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Wisconsin Soldiers’ Aid Fair
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Buildings, Festivals and Celebrations, Streetscapes
A painted portrait of Solomon Juneau facing left in formal attire. Beneath the drawing reads "Solomon Juneau at the Age of 60 (from an oil painting)."

Solomon Juneau

Portrait of Milwaukee founder Solomon Juneau at age 60, originally from an oil painting.

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From "Solomon Juneau: A Biography" by Isabella Fox.
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Solomon Juneau
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Individuals, People
Exterior view of Solomon Juneau Replica Cabin in Juneau Park. The small log cabin has a covered porch and a log bench. A wooden entrance and window are on the front side. A stone chimney appears on the right side of the gable roof. The cabin sits on a lawn with trees around it. Buildings are visible in the far background.

Solomon Juneau Replica Cabin

Initially constructed in 1947 and restored in 2007, this replica of French fur trader and Milwaukee co-founder Solomon Juneau's cabin is located in Juneau Park.

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From Flickr. Photograph by username richdj10. CC BY-ND 2.0.
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French
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Buildings, Residential Facilities
Facade of South Division High School facing slightly to the right in grayscale. The entrance tower has a domed cupola atop. The three-story wings flanking the center section consist of repeating rectangular windows.

South Division High School

South Division High School was a landmark on Lapham Street from 1893 until its demolition in 1978. The school's signature domed cupola now serves as the roof over the entrance to Bluemel's Garden Center in Greenfield.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee Public Schools
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Buildings, Educational Facilities
Long shot of the South Milwaukee rail depot building featuring brick walls, gable roofs, and chimneys. A long fence separates the depot from a railway track stretching from the image's right background to the left foreground. A cloudy sky is above.

South Milwaukee Rail Depot

The expansion of the Chicago Road was vital to the growth of South Milwaukee. The former Chicago and North Western Railway depot is pictured here in 2011.

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From Flickr. Photo by David Wilson. CC BY 2.0.
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City of South Milwaukee
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Transportation
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