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Long shot of an arched welcoming gateway in cyan that reads "Historic Third Ward." Cars pass through the long straight road below. Appearing in the far background are the Milwaukee Public Market and other buildings. A clear blue sky is above.

Welcome to the Third Ward

As part of its revitalization, the Third Ward was renamed the Historic Third Ward and this welcoming arch leading to the new Public Market was installed.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Historic Third Ward
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Streetscapes
A monument sign that reads "Welcome to Waukesha" on a green lawn. Plaques of different shapes and colors are attached to the planks along the sign's front side. A green tree grow behind the sign. Two streets flanking the sign are visible. The grey sky is above.

Welcome to Waukesha

A sign welcomes visitors to Waukesha and features plaques for a variety of its community organizations.

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From Flickr. Photograph by username shannonpatrick17. CC 2.0.
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City of Waukesha
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Murals, Signs, and Statues
Long shot of a crowd of people standing side by side in front of a movie theater gazing at a vintage car parked among them. The driver makes eye contact with the camera lens. Behind them, attached to the cinema's entrance, is a banner that reads "Welcome home Spencer Tracy." On its top is the marquee that says "Spencer Tracy" and "in person, his latest Edison the Man" adorned with neon light.

Welcoming Spencer Tracy

A crowd of people gather outside the movie theater in Ripon, Wisconsin to welcome home Milwaukee native and Ripon College alumnus Spencer Tracy in celebration of his 1940 movie "Edison the Man."

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From the Ripon College Archives, Ripon College.
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Milwaukee Diaspora
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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, People, Streetscapes
Grayscale photograph of a man bending down while welding pieces of metal on the floor at the Maynard Electric Steel Casting Company. The worker appears in glasses, a glove, overalls, and a hat. Fire sparks splash around the welded metal. Other metal pieces lay on the floor. Different kinds of equipment are seen in the background.

Welding at Maynard Electric Steel Casting

A man works to weld pieces of metal together at the Maynard Electric Steel Casting Company in the early twentieth century.

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From the Roman B. Kwaniewski Photographs Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. 
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Workforce
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Buildings, Individuals, Manufacturing Facilities, People
Grayscale long shot of protesters marching on the sidewalk. A child in short pants and a jacket walks in the front row among a group of adults. In the background are trees, bus stop and restaurant signs, and cars parked on the side of the road.

Welfare Rights March to Madison

A group of protestors, led by Father James Groppi, participate in a welfare march from Milwaukee to Madison in 1969.

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Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University. Reprinted with permission.
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Civil Rights
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Groups, People, Protests
Sepia-colored long shot of Wells Street in winter. A vintage car is parked on the left. A rail track stretches down the street. Some vehicles pass through the road in the far background. Residential buildings appear on the right. Snow mounts on both the street sides.

Wells Street in the Concordia Neighborhood

This 1923 photograph provides a view down Wells Street just west of 27th Street. There is a mixture of residential and commercial buildings in the neighborhood.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Concordia
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Streetscapes
Grayscale long shot of North Presbyterian Church facade sitting across a street in the background. Its central tower and entrance are visible in the distance. A fence surrounds the front yard. Trees grow next to the church and on the road verge in the image's foreground. A fence can be seen in the foreground.

Welsh Presbyterian Church

The North Presbyterian Church was built in 1851 at the corner of what is today E. State and N. Milwaukee Streets. In 1871, a Welsh congregation purchased the building, and it operated as the Welsh Presbyterian Church until 1954.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Welsh
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
Grayscale portrait of Wesley Scott facing left in glasses, suit and tie. Scott stands with his right hand over his chest.

Wesley Scott

A 1977 photograph of Milwaukee Urban League executive director Wesley Scott.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-129835. Reprinted with permission.
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Milwaukee Urban League
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Individuals, People
A painted postcard consisting of two portions. The upper portion is narrow and dominantly filled with the drawing of buildings with a red background. Beneath this is the main section that includes a picture of a woman on the left pointing to the right with a text reading "West Allis Invites You" next to her. Beneath the text, on the right, is the drawing of a school. The caption below the picture reads, "Public School, West Allis--One of Four." There is another drawing on the left with a caption that reads, "West Allis City Hall--Showing Fire Dept."

West Allis Invites You

This 1906 postcard invites visitors to West Allis and features images of the city hall and a public school.

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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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City of West Allis
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Buildings, Educational Facilities, Government Facilities
West Bend Post Office facade by the street side, which slants downward from right to left in the photograph. The facade is composed of bricks. It features two arched windows flanking an entry door with a fanlight. A cupola sits atop the roof. The facade has two wings. A rectangular window is set on each wing. The front stairs, green lawn, landscaping plants around the facade, and the sidewalk are visible.

West Bend Post Office

A 2013 view of the West Bend Post Office, built in 1935, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Shawn Conrad. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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West Bend
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Buildings, Government Facilities
Exterior view of the West Bend railroad depot against a clear blue sky. The one-story building features red walls, rectangular windows, and a black roof. A small sign noting the location in West Bend is attached to the roof. Landscaping plants adorn the building side on the left. A wave-style bike rack appears on the far left. A green lawn spans the right side.

West Bend Train Depot

A 2016 photograph of the restored West Bend railroad depot, originally built in 1900.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Ryan Ojibway. CC BY-NC 2.0.
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West Bend
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Transportation
Wide shot of a scenic view of West Park's lagoon in a sepia tone. The image showcases a wood-frame pavilion on the left next to the water body. Someone stands in the center with his right hand on his hip. His back is visible. In front of him is a row of boats anchored from left to right on the lagoon's edge. Another person sits in one of the boats on the right. The water body and lands with trees are in the background. Text beneath the image on the bottom center reads "Scene in West Park."

West Park

Residential development in Washington Heights was spurred by the construction of West Park, later renamed Washington Park. A scene of the park's lagoon is pictured here in 1895.

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From the Milwaukee Neighborhoods: Photos and Maps 1885-1992 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Washington Heights
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Landscapes
Side view of a barn at the Weston's Antique Apple Orchard. The barn features white-colored wooden exterior walls. This image shows two sides of the building. The one that faces left has the main entrance. A simple sign that bears the orchard's name is installed on its top. Metal railings are installed around the entrance. The building's other side, which appears prominently in this photo, has three windows with one placed near the roof. The basement exterior wall is visible. Seen in the foreground is a sloping path connecting the barn's sides and a set of white wooden railings.

Weston's Antique Apple Orchard

The barn of Weston's Antique Apple Orchard, built in 1906, is part of a larger complex in New Berlin that reflects the area's agricultural history.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username M33ganTHEgr8. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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New Berlin
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities
Front page of a leaflet entitled "Democratic Whig Meeting!" Names are listed in the leaflet's bottom portion.

Whig Meeting Announcement

Front page of a leaflet announcing a Whig meeting at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on June 26, 1841.

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From the Library of Congress Broadsides, Leaflets, and Pamphlets from America and Europe Collection.
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Whig Party
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Book and Newspaper Clippings
Long shot of a portion of the Whistling Straits clubhouse. A wide green golf course is in the foreground. Spectators lean on a fence stretching right to left in the background. Far behind is the clubhouse facade.

Whistling Straits Clubhouse

Photograph of the Whistling Straits clubhouse and spectators during the 2010 PGA Championship.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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Golfing
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Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
A painted postcard illustrates a bird's eye view of Whitefish Bay Resort and its vicinity. A building appears on the left. A crowd of people walk in a walkway in the center. A water body can be seen on the right. Text at the top left reads, "Whitefish Bay Resort, Near Milwaukee, Wis."

Whitefish Bay Resort

An early twentieth century postcard view of the Whitefish Bay Resort.

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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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Whitefish Bay
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Buildings, Lakes, Landscapes
A painted postcard showcases the Whitefish Bay Resort's building complex sitting on the left to right back. The building faces slightly to the right. The structure on the far left is composed of two-and-a-half-stories. It features balconies, porches, and a dormer window. Groups of people appear on the green lawn areas and walkways in front of the building. Text at the top left reads, "Pabst Whitefish Bay Summer Resort--Der Pabst'sche Vergnügungsort zu Whitefish Bay.

Whitefish Bay Resort

Another early twentieth century postcard view of the Whitefish Bay Resort, with German- and English-language text.

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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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Whitefish Bay
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Buildings, Landscapes
Long shot of three whitetail deer on a green lawn in Whitnall Park. Lush green trees are visible in the background.

Whitetail Deer

Once driven away from the Milwaukee area, whitetail deer have become a more common sight in recent decades. These deer were spotted in Whitnall Park in Greendale.

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From Flickr. Photograph by username SouthernWI. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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Animals
Portrait of a deer with its body facing left while his head and eyes look towards the camera lens. Its sturdy antlers stand out in front of its large ears. Brown fur covers its body. White fur grows on the throat and belly. The upper parts of its front legs are visible in the image. Two tree trunks appear blurry in the foreground. One on the left and one on the right flank the deer at the image's center. Snow covers the tree trunks behind the animal and the surrounding ground.

Whitetail Deer in Milwaukee

After a nearly sixty-year absence, deer returned to the Milwaukee area in 1947. This buck was seen in 2013 in West Allis's Greenfield Park.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Ken Mattison. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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A turkey stands in the distance. Its bluish head faces to the left ina green landscape of the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. Its tail feathers are spread. Its feet are hidden by plants growing here and there. Lush green plants and trees fill the background.

Wild Turkey

While turkeys like this one at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center may not be a completely foreign sight today, the initial wave of European settlement had eliminated them from the Milwaukee area by the mid-1850s.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Jennifer Tomaloff. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
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Natural History
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