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A 1971 Milwaukee map entitled "Urban Renewal and Public Housing Sites." The title is placed on the right above the legend. The map illustrates the Milwaukee area divided into blocks of different sizes. Black colors on several blocks symbolize the area where the Public Housing projects were built. Grey colors symbolize the Urban Renewal Projects.

Urban Renewal Projects Map

This 1971 map denotes the various public housing and urban renewal projects that had been built throughout the City of Milwaukee.

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From the American Geographical Society Library Milwaukee Municipal Research Library Collection. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Urban Renewal
A high-angle shot of a block party held on a street in a grayscale color. People crowd the area. Some sit on rectangular tables. Some rest at round picnic tables that have umbrellas on them. Others stand here and there. Commercial buildings, including a furniture store and Mader's restaurant, line the background.

Usinger's Centennial Wurst Fest

In August 1980, Usinger's Famous Sausage celebrated its 100th year of business with a block party.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Gemütlichkeit
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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, People, Streetscapes
Grayscale family portrait of the Uszlers and their 13 children in dresses and suits. Louis E. and Wanda Uszler and three small children sit in the middle. Older children stand side by side surrounding their parents. Everyone's clothes are elegant. Wanda Uszler wears a pearl necklace and Louis Uszler wears a boutonniere.

Uszler Family Portrait

This iconic family portrait, taken during the early 20th century in Milwaukee's Polonia neighborhood, features the Uszler family and their 13 children.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Family
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Groups, People
Bird's eye view of UWM building complex and its vicinity in grayscale tone. Other buildings and trees in the neighborhoods are in the foreground and background. Lake Michigan spans the far background.

UW-Milwaukee Campus

Aerial photograph of UWM's campus taken in 1983. Lake Michigan is visible in the background and surrounding neighborhoods are in the foreground.

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From the UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Buildings, Cityscapes, Educational Facilities, Lakes
An elevated view of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena sitting on a street corner. The image showcases the building's sizeable arched roof and red bricks exterior walls. The old name sign that reads "U.S. Cellular Arena" is still attached to the top front of the structure. An intersection is in the image's foreground. Other buildings in the vicinity are visible.

UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

From 2000 to 2014, the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena was known as the U.S. Cellular Arena, as illustrated in this 2010 photo.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Long shot of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena sitting on a street corner. The image shows the facade and side. The facade face to the left. The building's name sign and logo appear on the top front of the structure. Red bricks compose the building, topped with a large arched roof. A large street stretches from left to right in the foreground.

UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

The arena was renamed the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in 2014 and is now the home court of the UWM basketball team.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username Pepsiwithcoke.
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UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
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Two dancers show a giant leap with expressive visages floating above a flat green-colored surface. They perform in predominantly navy-colored costumes highlighted by stage lighting.

UW-Milwaukee Springdance Performance

UW-Milwaukee's dance program was instrumental in nurturing Milwaukee's dance scene. The program continues today as an integral part of the Peck School of the Arts.

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Photograph courtesy of the UWM Peck School of the Arts. Reprinted with permission.
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Dance
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Black and white long shot of dancers in action. The center of this image shows one of the dancers in a jumping position with both hands stretched up looking like wings. Three others appear in the left background.

UW-Milwaukee Springdances

Springdances is an annual event in the UW-Milwaukee dance program where professors and students debut new choreography.

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Photograph courtesy of the UWM Peck School of the Arts. Reprinted with permission.
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Dance
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Individuals, People
Bird's eye view of UW-Washington County Campus and its vicinity. The building complex and parking area are surrounded by green landscapes adorned with trees beginning to turn with fall colors. Other buildings appear in the far background.

UW-Washington County Campus

UW-Washington County serves students from around the area as well as its West Bend community.

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Photograph Courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County. Reprinted with permission.
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University of Wisconsin-Washington County
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Buildings, Educational Facilities, Landscapes
Exterior view of the UWM building at Waukesha Commons in daylight. The building's facade is elaborate. The entrance sits behind a series of large columns. Someone in a backpack walks past a front stair towards the entrance. The stairs are in the far right foreground. Landscaping plants appear in the foreground. The blue sky is above.

UWM at Waukesha Commons

Founded in the 1960s as the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, the two-year college campus is now part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Photograph courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha. Reprinted with permission.
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A basketball player in uniform number 25 is in a lay-up motion while Richard Cox is attempting a block in front of him. The battle occurs near the hoop. Some other players around them gaze up at the ball.

UWM Men's Basketball

UWM varsity team member Richard Cox battles an opponent for the basketball in 1973.

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From the UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Basketball
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Indoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Elevated view of a crowd of students on UWM's plaza in grayscale tone. Bolton Hall is on the left back, Golda Meir Library is in the center background, and the Fine Arts Center is on the right.

UWM Plaza

Students gather on UWM's plaza for a party in September 1985. Bolton Hall is on the left, Golda Meir Library center background, and the Fine Arts Center is on the right.

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From the UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Screenshot of the home page of the UWM Post dated May 10, 2019. The homepage consists of the main column and a side column in the right. The main column displays an article image entitled "UWM's Eighth Note Coffeehouse--More Than Just a Coffeehouse." The website's banner offers reading choices including News, Fringe, Sports, Opinion, Columns, and Students Speak.

UWM Post Online

Today, the UWM Post exists as an entirely digital news source, reflective of the increasing number of Milwaukee publications that provide readers with material online rather than in print.

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UWM Post Website. Accessed May 10, 2019. Reprinted with permission.
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Digital Milwaukee
Grayscale high-angle shot of a large crowd walking in different directions across a bridge deck during the V-J Day Celebration. The bridge's steel structure and guardrail are visible. One group walks from the left background towards the foreground. Their front faces are generally visible. Other people stroll in the opposite direction. A streetcar's tracks appear on the deck. Many stand in the bridge's pedestrian area in the background while leaning on the guardrail that separates them from the deck. Downtown buildings and a Miller's advertisement board are in the far background.

V-J Day Celebration

On August 15, 1945, Milwaukee celebrated Victory over Japan Day, which occurred on August 14. Here a crowd parades down Wisconsin Avenue.

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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Peoples
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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, People, Streetscapes
Medium shot of Vel Phillips in a striped sweater and a necklace sitting behind a desk that is placed in the image's foreground. Her body faces the camera lens while her eyes glance slightly to the right. Phillips lays her hands atop documents on the desk. A nameplate with her name is in the center foreground. On its right behind is an empty glass ashtray. The background is blurred, showing a wall and some office supplies.

Vel Phillips

Renowned for her civil rights activism and historical status as Milwaukee's first alderwoman and African American on the city's Common Council, a younger Vel Phillips sits behind her desk.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-119047. Reprinted with permission.
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Vel Phillips
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Individuals, People
Three people smile in formal attire while holding a rectangular green-colored street sign that reads "N Vel R. Phillips Av." The people on the center and right face slightly to the left while posing for this photograph.

Vel Phillips Avenue Dedication

In 2018, a section of N. 4th Street was named Vel R. Phillips Avenue in honor of her achievements as a politician, judge, and civil rights activist in Milwaukee.

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From Flickr. Photograph by the Milwaukee Teacher's Education Association. CC BY-NC 2.0.
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Grayscale medium shot of Verne Meisner from the waist up, smiling in a dress shirt and making eye contact with the camera lens. He poses while holding an accordion. The instrument's straps are around his shoulders. Meisner's right fingers press the keyboard.

Verne Meisner

Particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s, Milwaukee-born Verne Meisner was well-known for his success as a polka musician.

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Photograph courtesy of Steve Meisner. Reprinted with permission.
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Popular Music
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Individuals, People
Postcard illustrating the panoramic view of Grand Avenue in Milwaukee with the "Victorius Charge" sculpture in the foreground. The statue features a small group of soldiers in uniform. One of the soldiers hold a flag facing left.

Victorious Charge

1922 postcard featuring the Civil War Memorial sculpture titled "Victorious Charge," completed in 1888.

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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 Art
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Elevated shot of a scenic view taken from the Holy Hill National Shrine building. Trees in fall colors can be seen as far as the eye can see. A parking area filled with several cars is visible in the center-to-right of the image.

View From Holy Hill

The Holy Hill basilica is located atop one of the highest points in Washington County, providing some spectacular views like this one from October 2012.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Corey Coyle. CC BY-3.0.
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Washington County
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Panoramic view of a portion of Kettle Moraine State Forest from an observation tower made of wood. The green expanse of the forest is visible as far as the eye can see.

View from Lapham Peak

A view of part of the Kettle Moraine State Forest from an observation tower at Lapham Peak in Waukesha County.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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