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A man in a half squat position balances a tray with a wine bottle and a wine glass in his right hand as he moves under a horizontal pole. His body leans to his left while his eyes concentrate on the tray. A bunch of people sit in the grass field several feet behind him while watching the Bastille Days waiters' race.

Bastille Days Waiters' Race

A man balances a tray with wine and wine glasses as he takes part in the Bastille Days waiters' race in 1983.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Bastille Days
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Festivals and Celebrations, Individuals, People
Aerial photo of the Bay View Rolling Mills showing a complex of buildings and rail tracks. It sits in a relatively low-density area. A body of water is located near the plant. Another building complex appears in the upper portion of the image

Bay View Rolling Mill

The Bay View Rolling Mills employed many neighborhood residents for decades after opening in 1868. This photograph shows the plant in 1938, shortly before its demolition.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Bay View
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
Image of the Lion Gate that features a lion statue placed on top of stone walls. Written on the sculpture's base is the name of one of its creators, which is "Fred Usinger." On the stone wall, several feet beneath the statue is inscribed "Country Life in Donges Bay 1890 – 1911.” Next to the gate is a street name sign that reads "E Fairy Chasm Rd." Lush trees growing behind the stone walls appear in the right portion of this image.

Bayside Lion Gate

Located at the intersection of Lake Drive and Fairy Chasm Road, Bayside's iconic Lion Gate was built in 1911 by Frederick Usinger and Jacob Donges. The men used the gate to mark the entrance to their estates that were then part of South Fairy Chasm.

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From the John B. and Martha Prince Fairy Chasm Collection 1892-1995, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Village of Bayside
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Murals, Signs, and Statues, Streetscapes
A painted postcard illustrates a crowd of people in Lake Michigan in the left-to-right background and some others relaxing on the shore at McKinley Park in the foreground. Small boats sail on the deeper side of the water. Two breakwater structures with walkways appears in the distance.

Beach and Yacht Club at McKinley Park

This postcard published between 1907 and 1930 illustrates a crowd of people enjoying Lake Michigan from the McKinley Park beach.

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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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Lake Michigan
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Lakes, Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Full shot of Beezie Madden in professional equestrian attire riding a horse in a riding arena. Madden and her horse are jumping over an obstacle. An ornate seating area is in the background.

Beezie Madden

Milwaukee-born Beezie Madden helped the U.S. Equestrian Team win gold at the 2004 Olympics. She is pictured here competing at the Canadian Royal Winter Fair in 2006.

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From Flickr. Photograph by username hippo-po. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Milwaukee Diaspora
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Individuals, People
High-angle shot of a side view of a theater's stage where members of the Bel Canto Chorus perform with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. The musicians with instruments perform on stage while hundreds of singers stand in the seating areas.

Bel Canto Chorus with the MSO

Members of the Bel Canto Chorus take part in a sing-along performance of Handel's "Messiah" with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in 1983.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Bel Canto Chorus
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Buildings, Groups, People, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
An outdoor monument sign mentions two facilities in the Village of Belgium: the Village Hall and the Fire Department. The monument sign also gives the address as 195 Commerce Street. The monument is built on brick walls decorated with red landscaping plants. Appearing in the middle behind the monument is a pole with an American flag.

Belgium Village Hall

The Village of Belgium, located within the larger town, was incorporated in 1922 and maintains its own village hall, pictured here in 2006.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Jamie Cecil.
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Belgium
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Buildings, Government Facilities, Murals, Signs, and Statues
Milwaukee's pagan community members perform a Maypole dance in a gazebo during a Beltane celebration. They surround a pole while holding their own ribbon that is attached to the pole. Someone on the left wears a crown of flowers. The gazebo's ceiling and floor are visible. Trees and green lawns are seen in the background.

Beltane Celebration

Members of Milwaukee's pagan community participate in their annual Beltane Celebration, held each May.

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Photograph courtesy of Christopher Jansen, Milwaukee Area Pagans. Reprinted with permission.
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Wiccans
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Buildings, Groups, People, Religious Facilities
Wide shot of the long facade of Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue in grayscale. The image shows two sides of the exterior wall. The left one features regularly spaced double rectangular windows. The right one has a covered entrance. Words in Hebrew are inscribed on top of the door and on its left and right sides.

Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue

Dedicated in 1951, the Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue was used by its congregation until a new building was constructed in Mequon in 1984.

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From the Jewish Museum Milwaukee Archives. Reprinted with permission.
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Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
Wide shot of a portion of Bethesda Springs featuring a small pond at the image's center. A landscaping plant is placed on an island in the middle of the water body. Inscribed on the grass by the pond is "1868-Bethesda." A gazebo with a domed roof stands at the right back of the pond. Tall trees surround the area and hide a grand building in the right background.

Bethesda Springs

Located in Waukesha, Bethesda Springs was a popular destination for people seeking to try hydropathy as a cure for their ailments.

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From the Library of Congress Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection.
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Alternative Medicine
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Landscapes, Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Medium shot of Betty Quadracci from the waist up, bending towards the camera lens while signing a signature plaque with her right hand. She wears a black long-sleeve blouse, a necklace, and a wrist corsage on her left hand. Her eyes look at the plaque on a long table covered with a white tablecloth. A hall with dim light and a red carpet are in the background.

Betty Quadracci

Betty Quadracci signs a signature plaque at the Milwaukee Press Club's Hall of Fame dinner in 2012.

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Photograph copyright Milwaukee Press Club. Reprinted with permission. Accessed via Flickr.
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Individuals, People
Grayscale wide shot of the Beulah Brinton House facade in a residential area. The L-framed building consists of two-and-a-half-stories. The narrow side of the structure is on the right featuring windows on each of its stories. The longer side on the left has an entrance on the ground floor and a balcony on the second floor enclosed by balustrades.

Beulah Brinton House

Photograph of the Beulah Brinton House in Bay View. Today, the building is home to the Bay View Historical Society.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Beulah Brinton
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Buildings, Residential Facilities
High-angle shot of a bicycle race from the viewpoint of the spectators who sit on the hill. This grayscale image shows two people sitting on the grass under a tree shade, watching the racers heading down the hill on a winding road. The vast expanse of Lake Michigan appears in the distance, in the upper portion of this picture.

Bicycle Race

Bicycle racers head down the hill below the Northpoint Water Tower in 1982.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Bicycling
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Lakes, Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale high-angle shot of a long railway track line on the left and a bicyclist in sunglasses on the right riding on the Oak Leaf trail next to railroad tracks. They are flanked by bushes and trees stretching down as far as the eye can see.

Bicycling Down a Trail

A bicyclist rides along the Oak Leaf trail on the east side near Locust Street in 1981.

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Photograph by Alan Magayne-Roshak. Copyright 2013. Reprinted with permission.
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Bicycling
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Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale elevated shot of photograph of tents, a car, and vintage trailers at Big Foot Beach State Park. Someone stands among the tents in the right back. Numerous tall lush trees are in the background. Some folding chairs can be seen in the foreground.

Big Foot Beach State Park

Cars, tents, and campers are gathered at Big Foot Beach State Park in this photograph from August, 1959.

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From the State of Wisconsin Collection of the UW Digital Collections Library. Image ID WI.dnr0432.bib. Photograph courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. CC BY-ND 4.0.
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Walworth County
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Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale portrait of two figurines standing next to each other as if they are holding hands. The one on the right side is dressed in an elf costume.

Billie the Brownie Figurine

In 1973, Gimbels revived Billie the Brownie by updating the character's look and producing figurines, like this one, that were used as props in storefront displays.

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From the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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Billie the Brownie
A smiling doll wearing an elf hat appears between two men. One in a Santa costume sits on the left, and one wearing a formal suit sits on the right. Both men look at an open book that the man in the suit holds. Written on the book cover is its title, "Tales from Storyland."

Billie the Brownie with Santa Claus and Larry Teich

Starting in 1931, Billie the Brownie had a daily radio show. Along with Santa and "Captain" Larry Teich, the show's writer and producer, Billie the Brownie read stories and Milwaukee children's Christmas letters.

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From the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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People
Full shot of Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipe Band in Scottish clothes performing on an open stage. Some that are visible in this image play the bagpipes. They perform in white-colored long-sleeve shirts, red plaid kilts and socks, and black hats. A small group of people appears in the far right background.

Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipe Band

1973 photograph of the Billy Mitchell Scottish Pipe Band performing at Summerfest, showcasing the historic connection between Milwaukee's Scottish community and modern culture.

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From the Historic Photo Archive of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Scots
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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, People
Grayscale group photo of dozens of people filling a room. They pose in different styles. Some hold a glass of drinks and bottles. One who holds an accordion sits next to a drinking man. One that plays concertina poses in the right background next to a door. Rows of ribbons decorate the ceiling and the light. Inscribed on the photo's bottom is "The Gang's Birthday Party at John's Jan., 20, 1934."

Birthday Party

The spirit of Gemütlichkeit is captured through this gathering of friends for a birthday party in 1934.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Gemütlichkeit
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Groups, People
Medium shot of Bishop David Jackson Kemper in grayscale tone sitting on an armchair. He wears a light-colored shirt and a vest inside a collared suit. He poses with two arms resting on the chair while making eye contact with the camera lens.

Bishop David Jackson Kemper

Portrait of Bishop Kemper, the first Episcopal missionary bishop in Wisconsin, taken in 1855. He was a prominent figure in establishing the Anglican religion in the Midwest.

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From the Library of Congress Brady-Handy Photography Collection.
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British
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Individuals, People
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