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Grayscale long shot of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church building. The church exterior design is elaborate. It features several tall towers with steep roofs and crosses atop. Other buildings in the vicinity appear on the left. A lush tree grows on the right of the church.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

Ground-level photograph of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church taken during the 1930s.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey.
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Long shot of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church that is under restoration work. The building's frame is visible. A clock tower topped by a steep blue-colored roof appears next to it. Various three-pointed-arched windows are still attached to the building. A chain-linked fence runs along the church. A large container, heavy equipment, and cars are parked on the street outside of the church. Other buildings in the vicinity are visible.

Trinity Evangelical Restoration Work

Following a devastating fire in May 2018, work began to rebuild the historic Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Vincent Parsons. CC BY-NC 2.0.
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Sepia-colored long shot of Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church exterior. The single-story building has a tower at the back with a cross atop. Three small trees grow on the lawn in the foreground.

Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church

The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in the community of Freistadt was established by Mequon's first German settlers in 1839. The structure that stands today is the congregation's fourth building and was constructed in 1884.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-13485. Reprinted with permission.
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City of Mequon
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
Long-shot of Tripoli Shrine Temple facade facing the street on the right against the blue sky. The building features a grand tiled dome that looks glowing under the sun. It is set near two smaller identical domes. This photo shows three out of four pointed towers atop the building's corner. The temple's exterior design is predominantly blue, gold, and brown. Green lawns decorate its front yard. A staircase connects the building with the sidewalk. The image's foreground shows the empty road with shadows of trees.

Tripoli Shrine Temple

The Tripoli Shrine Temple in the Concordia neighborhood was completed in 1928. It is considered to be one of the best examples of Moorish Revival architecture in the United States.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Concordia
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Buildings, Organizations
Sepia-colored long shot of an electric street car in the image's center back running towards the foreground. The trolley tracks and the muddy street are visible in the foreground. An automobile appears behind the streetcar. Overhead wires and utility poles can be seen. Buildings can be seen in the left foreground and along the street in the background.

Trolley in Washington Park

An electric street car makes its way through the muddy intersection of 39th Street and W. Lisbon Avenue in Washington Park.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Washington Park
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Streetscapes, Transportation
A postcard displays a tuberculosis pavilion and several people gather around the building. The image shows the building's two sides. The one-and-a-half-story structure has dormer windows on the left side and a balcony on the other side that faces the camera lens. Benches are placed along the front of the two sides. Some people sit on the benches placed on the left side under the shade of a canopy. The benches on the right side are empty. Someone in a dress stands between the empty benches, below the balcony. Concrete walkways and green lawns are visible around the pavilion. Green trees appear on the right of the building. Text at the top left of the postcard reads "Pavilion for Tuberculous Cases, Milwaukee Hospital for Insane."

Tuberculosis Pavilion

Once part of the Milwaukee Hospital for the Insane, this postcard illustrates the pavilion used to quarantine tuberculosis patients in the 20th century.

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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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Public Health
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Buildings, Healthcare Facilities
A grayscale image of two girls sitting on the fence in an outdoor space with a horse's appearing between them. The girls wear formal suits, ties and round hats. The one on the left carries a small trophy with her right hand and touches the animal's head with the other hand. The other girl smiles while holding the horse's reins.

Two Girls with a Horse

Photograph of two girls sitting on a fence with a horse, dated 1949. The girl on the left holds a small trophy.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Animal-Human Relations
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Animals, Individuals, People
Sepia-colored wide shot of two women smiling to the camera while sitting in a car at a service station. A Wisconsin license plate is installed on the car's bottom part in the foreground. Residential and business buildings appear in the background.

Two Women in Their Car

Two women sit in their car at a service station and smile for the camera in 1939.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Getting Around
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People, Transportation
Long shot of the U.S. Bank Center tower soaring above other buildings in the vicinity. The Lakefront Park is in the image's foreground. Several green trees and red-colored landscaping plants grow in the park. The blue sky is above.

U.S. Bank Center

Photograph of the U.S. Bank Center from Lakefront Park taken in 1985.

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From the Harold Mayer Collection, American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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US Bank Center
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
In recent years, indoor soccer complexes have become popular facilities for those looking to stay active during Milwaukee's colder months.

Uihlein Soccer Park

In recent years, indoor soccer complexes have become popular facilities for those looking to stay active during Milwaukee's colder months.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Tracy Apps. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
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Indoor Recreation
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Groups, Indoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Photograph of the Marquette Interchange from below showcases the freeway's bottom part supported by sturdy gigantic column structures. A train traverses below the freeway from the right towards the left. Rusty-colored long pipes are piled up in the foreground.

Under the Marquette Interchange

The reconstruction of the Marquette Interchange in the 2000s required a carefully choreographed schedule to fit its many pieces into place, as illustrated by the several merging lanes in this 2007 photograph.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Jeramey Jannene. CC BY 2.0.
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Marquette Interchange
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Transportation
Grayscale wide shot showing a train passing out of a tunnel on the far right. Standing out behind the tunnel is the clock tower of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railway depot. This image's center and left foreground showcase a row of three vintage cars parked near the Railway Express Agency building. Tall buildings are faintly visible in the background.

Union Depot

At the right of this photograph, a train leaves the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railway depot while its iconic clock tower stands in the background.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway
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Cityscapes, Transportation
Sepia-colored elevated view of the old Union Depot sits on the left side of a street and faces to the right. Horse-drawn carriages line up alongside the street next to the depot. Horse-drawn streetcars traverse the street. A brick building with two arched windows and a flat roof can be seen in the right foreground. Other buildings appear in the far background. Text beneath the photo reads "Union Depot."

Union Depot in Walker's Point

A photograph of the old Union Depot in Walker's Point, which the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad replaced in 1886 with a new one on Michigan Avenue.

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From Milwaukee Illustrated, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Walker’s Point
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Cityscapes, Transportation
Sepia-colored elevated shot of the Union Depot on Reed Street. The building with the name sign reading Union Depot stands at the image's center-to-left background. Other buildings are visible on the far right background. Cars and horse-drawn vehicles appear next to the train tracks that stretch from the left background to the right foreground. Some people stand on the open space between the Union Depot building and the tracks.

Union Depot on Reed Street

The Union Depot on Reed Street was built in 1866 and used for passenger traffic. The station and train tracks are pictured here not long after construction was completed.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-34408. Reprinted with permission.
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Railroad Stations
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Transportation
Grayscale long shot of a long banner that reads "Don't just applaud, send money" carried by several people on the stage in Uihlein Hall. The banner hides some of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony members that sit behind it. The conductor stands on the right, facing the orchestra members. The spectators' heads are visible in the image's foreground. They are seated while watching the performance.

United Performing Arts Fund Fundraiser

The Milwaukee Youth Symphony, one of the arts organizations supported by UPAF, helped with the fundraising in this photograph from Uihlein Hall.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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United Performing Arts Fund
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Groups, Organizations, People
Grayscale group photo of the UWM Symphony Band sitting in three rows that form a semi-circle in the distance. Some people stand randomly behind the last row. Three chandeliers are on the ceiling. A tall wall is in the background. The rear view of rows of a seating area is in the foreground.

University Symphony Band

Group portrait of the UWM Symphony Band taken in the 1960s.

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From the UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Music Performance
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Groups, People
The broad Upper Phantom Lake spans the foreground. Despite the blue sky above, the calm water surface reflects a dark color mixed with the light refracted from the sun on the right upper. A dark land area lines the back from left to right, separating the sky from the water body.

Upper Phantom Lake

Upper Phantom Lake in Mukwonago is a popular recreation area in the community and hosts a number of homes, resorts, and camps. This photograph is looking southwest.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Jake J. CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Mukwonago
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Lakes, Landscapes
Exterior view of the Urban Ecology Center's main building facing slightly to the left. The building has a balcony and porch on the left and wooden garage doors on the right. Atop the doors is inscribed "Urban Ecology Center" in green. Two vehicles are parked in front of the garage. A pole with street signs appears in the right foreground. The blue sky is above.

Urban Ecology Center

A 2012 photograph of the Urban Ecology Center's main building, constructed in 2004 in Riverside Park.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Aaron Volkening. CC BY 2.0.
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Urban Ecology Center
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Side view of Urban Ecology Center facing left. The building's name signage is placed vertically on its exterior wall. In the foreground an asphalt road with a solid yellow line marks the center. A brown wall fence made of stone stretches along the right side of the road.

Urban Ecology Center

The Urban Ecology Center has three branches throughout Milwaukee, including this one in the Menomonee Valley.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Yelp, Inc. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Nature Education
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A crowd of children standing on the right and leaning on a railing that runs alongside a pond on the left. Most of them look into the water body where lotuses and grasses grow. A portion of the Urban Ecology Center's building is visible on the right. Trees appear in the far left and center background.

Urban Ecology Education

A crowd of children learning about stormwater runoff at the Urban Ecology Center.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Aaron Volkening. CC BY 2.0.
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Urban Ecology Center
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