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A photograph of the three founding mothers of the Indian Community School hangs on a wall surface. From left to right are Marge Funmaker in a blue top, Marj Stevens in black, and Darlene Funmaker Neconish in a red blouse. They smile as they look to the left.

The Founding Mothers of the Indian Community School

A portrait of the founding mothers of the Indian Community School hangs over a fireplace. The photograph celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the school's founding.

Date:
May 13, 2022
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Amanda I. Seligman
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Amanda I. Seligman
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Indian Community School
Sepia colored full shot of the Girl from Milwaukee in a dress and large hat sitting on a table edge with both hands touching other edges that makes her body lean to the right. Her eyes glance to the right. The top left corner of this photograph is inscribed "The Girl from Milwaukee."

The Girl from Milwaukee

Known only as "The Girl from Milwaukee," this woman toured the vaudeville circuit around the United States as a singer during the early twentieth century.

Source:
Image courtesy of Edward Schmitt. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee in Popular Culture
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Individuals, People
Portrait of Victor Berger in grayscale tone sitting facing slightly to the right in an armchair. He wears round glasses and a curvy collared suit. Both his arms rest on the chair. His eyes look to the right radiating confidence.

The Honorable Victor L. Berger

Seated portrait of Victor Berger taken in 1905.

Source:
From the Library of Congress Harris and Ewing Photographs Collection
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Victor L. Berger
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Individuals, People
Close view of the HOP MKE on its track line in a downtown street. The streetcar moves from left to right. The top front body has a sticker "#TheHopMKE." The upper part is in white. A blue stripe separates the white part from the black paint on the window area. The bottom part is in gold.

The HOP MKE

A modern streetcar through downtown, called The HOP MKE, hit the tracks in Spring 2018 and was set to be open to the public in November.

Source:
From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Nicholas La Joie. CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Land Use and Planning
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Transportation
Long shot of two Hop streetcars running to the right. Their front body parts are visible. Several cars traversing the street appear in the left background. A sidewalk stretches down in the left foreground. Some buildings are visible in the background.

The Hop Streetcar

Milwaukee's newest streetcar, known as "the Hop," opened in 2018 and runs along 2.5 miles of track through the city's downtown.

Source:
From Flickr. Photograph by David Wilson. CC BY 2.0.
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Transportation
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Streetscapes, Transportation
A page from a yearbook that showcases Al Jarreau in a grayscale group photo with his musical group, the Indigos. Jarreau stands on the left-back among three other group members. The photo is on the page's left, while the description about the Indigos is on the right.

The Indigos

Yearbook image of Al Jarreau (left, back) singing with his collegiate musical group, the Indigos.

Source:
From the Ripon College Archives, Ripon College.
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Al Jarreau
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Book and Newspaper Clippings, Groups, People
Grayscale full shot of eight Milwaukee high school students smiling as they pose with vinyl records in WTJM-TV broadcast studio. They stand on the left while facing to the right behind a high table with record players atop. Behind them is the studio set with the name "The Keen Teens" inscribed on it. A vintage camera with the WTJM-TV logo and an overhead mic are visible on the image's right.

The Keen Teens

1949 photograph featuring of Milwaukee high school students filming the WTJM-TV program "The Keen Teens," which aired on Saturday afternoons.

Source:
From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Television
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Groups, People
Long shot of a single-story Finnish log house featuring an enclosed entrance and rectangular windows. A brick chimney atop the roof releases soft grey smoke. A ladder lies on the roof's surface on the left. Another wooden ladder is positioned below it, leaning on the exterior wall. Green trees surround the sides and back of the cabin. A simple bench made of logs sits on the front green lawn.

The Ketola House

Old World Wisconsin reconstructs life in 19th century Wisconsin in a buildings that are clustered by ethnicity. This Finnish log house was moved from its original location in Oulu, Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph provided by Wikimedia username Royalbroil. CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Eagle
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Buildings, Residential Facilities
Facade of the Frederick Ketter Warehouse with a narrow structure. The two-and-a-half-story building features stepped parapet gables and exterior brick walls that are turning black. The first-floor front consists of three bays: Double doors on its center bay, and a smaller single door on the left. A wooden stair is attached in front of the small door.

The Ketter Warehouse

The Frederick Ketter Warehouse, built around 1891, has housed a variety of manufacturing operations, including a horseradish and honey factory. Situated near the edge of Brewer's Hill and Halyard Park, the building has been claimed by both communities throughout its history.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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Brewer’s Hill
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
Ten men stand in a row in baseball uniforms that feature the word "Kosciuszko." Some wear jackets and baseball gloves. Behind them are a bunch of men in suits posing for this photograph.

The Kosciuzko Reds

Photograph of the 1912 Kosciuszko Reds, a popular baseball team gathered outdoors.

Source:
From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Sandlot Baseball
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Groups, Outdoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Panoramic view of a portion of Juneau Park in sepia. A bridge on the left over a large pond connects to sloping grounds. Someone sits down on a bench next to the bridge. The park area is fenced. Train tracks run along the shoreline. To the right are the shoreline and the lake.

The Lake Front from Juneau Park

This 1895 photograph provides a view of the lake front looking north from Juneau Park.

Source:
From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Lake Michigan
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Lakes, Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale photograph of Layton House's facade. Two horse-drawn vehicles and a small group of people stand in front of the building. The main building consists of three stories, with a roof topped by three chimneys. One wing on its left comprises two stories. Inscribed on the main building's exterior wall is "Layton House by V. Shuette." Adjacent to the wing is a one-story barn labeled "Layton House Barn."

The Layton House

The Layton House, built in 1848, served travelers through what is now Hales Corners in the nineteenth century, shown in this photograph from 1880.

Source:
From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Hales Corners
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Residential Facilities
Group photo of twelve Lincoln Avenue Merchants baseball team members in uniforms that feature the word "Lincoln Ave Merchants" posing in three rows. A trophy decorated with bats, a ball, and a glove is placed on the carpeted floor between two people sitting cross-legged. Four members sit in chairs on the second row while the rest stand behind them.

The Lincoln Avenue Merchants

Group photograph of the 1929 Lincoln Avenue Merchants baseball team posed with a trophy.

Source:
From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Sandlot Baseball
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Groups, Outdoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Facade of the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii church by the crowded street. The image shows the main entrance and exterior wall that is partly made of pink bricks. An angel statue in white stands on top of its roof.

The Little Pink Church

Prior to its razing in 1967, the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii was an institution central to Milwaukee's Italian community and a popular landmark because of its colorful exterior.

Source:
From the Milwaukee Historical Society.
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Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
Grayscale elevated view of the corner of MECCA building. The building is clad in vertical white panels punctuated by banks of black windows at the corners and center. A mechanical penthouse-like structure sits atop its flat roof. Cars enter its covered driveway. The building now known as the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena is located next to MECCA in the right background, on the next block.

The MECCA

The MECCA, pictured here in the foreground, opened in 1974 and served as Milwaukee's main convention center until it was replaced in 1998. The arena to the right of the convention center is still in use and currently known as the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

Source:
From the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee Exposition and Convention Center and Arena (MECCA)
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Buildings, Cityscapes, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Long shot of fourteen men standing arm-in-arm on the center-to-right in grayscale. A blazing fire from burned draft cards is on lower ground in the image's foreground. Milwaukee's buildings soar in the far background.

The Milwaukee 14

Photograph of the fourteen men (starting at the far right) who burned approximately 10,000 draft cards in 1968 standing arm-in-arm. The man furthest to the left is a newspaper reporter.

Source:
From Flickr. Photograph courtesy of Jim Forest. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Milwaukee Fourteen
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Groups, People, Protests
The multiple-story Mitchell building facing slightly to the left sits on a street corner. The facade on the left section features an entrance and different shapes of windows. The side section facing to the right is also adorned by several windows, including dormer windows.

The Mitchell Building

The ornate Mitchell Building was constructed in 1876 for wealthy businessman and politician Alexander Mitchell. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places today.

Source:
From Flickr. Photograph by username floating_stump. CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Memory
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
Grayscale long shot of the Pabst building soaring toward the sky. A skyscraper, the structure stands tall on a river bank, towering over an adjacent six-story building. A bridge stretches next to it obscuring the Pabst's facade. People walk in the pedestrian area on the bridge and the river bank.

The Pabst Building

Milwaukee's ornate Pabst Building, completed in 1891, was the city's first skyscraper and, for a time, its tallest structure. It was razed in 1981.

Source:
From the Library of Congress Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection.
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Missing Milwaukee
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Buildings, Streetscapes
Exterior view of the Payne Hotel showing the two sides of the two-and-a-half-story building. The side on the left features a set of identical rectangular windows. The side on the right has a balcony and porch with doors, windows, and balustrades. Two chimneys are atop the gable roof. The blue sky is above. Some green trees flank the hotel.

The Payne Hotel

Built in 1848 by William Payne, one of Saukville's first residents, the Payne Hotel still stands near Saukville's downtown area and Triangle Park.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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Saukville
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
Long shot of the old Juneau Building on a street corner in grayscale. The three-story structure features repeating rectangular windows on the upper floors. Above each window are inscribed words that advertise a printing service. A mural showing a sailing boat appears on the second floor's exterior wall. Next to it is a Blatz Beer advertising sign. The building's ground floor has a corner entrance. Three store signs promoting Cross Keys barber shop are visible around the entryway. A Pabst Beer billboard is on the roof.

The River Queen

The River Queen was one of the first openly gay bars in Milwaukee, located in the old Juneau Building pictured here. The mural of a boat on the side of the building indicates that the River Queen is housed inside.

Source:
From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Nightlife
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Buildings, Streetscapes
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