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Sepia-colored elevated view of a crowd traversing a pathway at Washington Park. Most of them walk, some leading their bicycles to the right. A building is visible in the far background between lush tall trees. Two horse-drawn carriages with the "Bitkers" logo on their sides appear among the crowd in the image's center and center-right. A young boy in the left foreground stands nearest and faces the camera lens.

Bitker's Department Store Picnic

A crowd of people make their way through Washington Park to the Bitker's Department Store picnic in 1910.

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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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Festivals and Celebrations, Groups, People
Long shot of a mural on a cream brick exterior wall. The artwork depicts imaginary cats with scary appearances on the left and right. They flank the center section that illustrates an alley at nighttime, painted in a mix of purple and green neon and black. Above it is a vivid graffito that reads "Black Cat Alley." A small portion of a road appears in the foreground.

Black Cat Alley

Black Cat Alley, featuring murals from a diverse array of artists, has transformed an underused alley into one of Milwaukee's most popular places to visit.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Brady Wieland. CC 2.0.
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Murals
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Murals, Signs, and Statues
A grayscale print advertisement for Val Blatz's Milwaukee lager beer consists of two images. The upper drawing entitled "Val. Blatz's Premium Export" illustrates a man raising a glass of beer. He stands on a floor inscribed with the word "Prosit!" The bottom one shows the bird's-eye view of the brewery. Between the two pictures is inscribed "Milwaukee Lager Beer."

Blatz Brewery Advertisement

1879 print advertisement for Val Blatz's Milwaukee lager beer featuring a bird's-eye view of the brewery.

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From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Blatz Brewing Company
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Book and Newspaper Clippings
Image of a postcard featuring a colorful drawing of an aerial view of the Blatz Brewing Company offices and plant. Standing out in this picture are several tall old buildings and three industrial chimneys rising high with billowing smoke. The company logo appears on the top left corner of the postcard. Their iconic bottled beer products appear on the other three corners.

Blatz Brewing Company

Postcard featuring the general offices and plant of the Blatz Brewing Company.

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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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Blatz Brewing Company
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
Sepia-colored long shot of Teutonia Avenue covered with snow. The road's middle part is plowed. Some people walk on it. Snowdrifts are piled up on most parts of the street, the sidewalk and some buildings' front areas on the left. A car partially buried in snow is parked on the street side on the right. Groups of people walk on the other sidewalk next to commercial buildings on the right.

Blizzard of 1947

In 1947, a January blizzard brought sixteen inches of snowfall to Milwaukee and crippled the city. Pictured here the day after the storm, Teutonia Avenue is only partially plowed and snow drifts are piled high along the sidewalks.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Natural Disasters
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Streetscapes
Sepia-colored image of the Junior League's Blood Center facade by Wells Street. The place features three entrance doors, as it consists of three shops combined. Attached along the building's top is the rectangular "Junior League Blood Center" sign. The storefront is adjacent to a Schlitz beer tied house. Above their flat roof are billboards advertising Schlitz beer, a county judge's reelection campaign, and a chewing gum brand.

Blood Center of Wisconsin

A 1949 photograph of the Junior League's Blood Center storefront on Wells Street just a few years after its founding.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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BloodCenter of Wisconsin
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Buildings, Healthcare Facilities, Streetscapes
The facade of the BMO Harris Bradley Center's northeast entrance outlined against the blue sky. Hanging between the building's pillars are two banners. One reads "Welcome to BMO Harris Bradley Center" and the other advertises an upcoming match between the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit.

BMO Harris Bradley Center

Photograph of the northeast entrance of the BMO Harris Bradley Center in autumn of 2012.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by user Royalbroil. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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BMO Harris Bradley Center
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
A painted postcard depicts three people on a rowboat on the Milwaukee River. A small portion of land appears in the left to center foreground. The river spans from the left back to the right foreground. Lush green trees soar in the background.

Boating on the Milwaukee River

Postcard illustrating boaters on the Milwaukee River, produced between 1907 and 1909.

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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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Milwaukee River
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Outdoor, People, Rivers, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale long shot of Rudolph and Alice Gruettner waving from a boat floating on Rice Creek. Weathered tree trunks appear on the surface of the water in the image's foreground. Tall lush trees grow along the bank in the far background.

Boating Up North

Rudolph and Alice Gruettner, a couple from Milwaukee, wave from their boat on Rice Creek, located in Vilas County, in 1909.

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Photograph of the Gruettner Family 1905-1911 Collection, Archives. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Up North
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Lakes, Landscapes, Outdoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Aerial shot of rows of boats moored in the marina in Lake Michigan. In the background of this image is the wide landscape of Milwaukee against the blue sky.

Boats in the Marina

Photograph featuring an aerial view of boats in the marina on Lake Michigan with Milwaukee in the background.

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From the Library of Congress Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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Boating
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Cityscapes, Lakes
Full shot of Bob Uecker in a Milwaukee Brewers jacket and cap walking to the left on the green baseball field. His left hand wears a baseball glove. He raises his right hand that holds the ball while pointing up with his forefinger. Photographers and videographers are visible in the far background.

Bob Uecker

Bob Uecker acknowledges the crowd at Miller Park before throwing out the first pitch to start the NL Divisional Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Steve Paluch. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Robert George Uecker
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Individuals, People
Image of a painted postcard displaying the green landscape of the Boerner Botanical Gardens and an administration building set in the background between lush trees. Colorful plants and green lawns appear everywhere surrounding a tall tree that stands prominently in the center of this picture.

Boerner Botanical Gardens

Postcard created between 1932 and 1945 illustrating the administration building and landscaping of the Boerner Botanical Gardens.

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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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Boerner Botanical Gardens
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Landscapes
Image of a portion of Boerner Botanical Gardens showcasing its green landscape. Different flowers, bushes, and grass grow on the ground. A group of purple landscaping flowers is set under the shade of a big lush tree in the background. A white gazebo is visible in the distance behind them. A white stone bench stands in the foreground.

Boerner Botanical Gardens

Photograph of summer greenery and flowers in the Boerner Botanical Gardens.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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Boerner Botanical Gardens
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Landscapes
Exterior view of Bohemian Hall sits on a street corner facing right. This sepia-colored image shows two sides of the three-story building. The side on the left features an emergency fire escape attached to the brick wall. The right side consists of three sections. The place's name signage is inscribed in English on the central section's ground floor. The phrase "Cesko Americkas 1895" is inscribed at the top of the frong facade.

Bohemian Hall

Photograph of Bohemian Hall taken in June 1960. Opened in 1895 on the corner of 12th and Vine Streets, the hall served as a popular cultural gathering space for Milwaukee's Czech community.

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From the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
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Czechs
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Buildings, Streetscapes
Medium shot of Barbara Franke ladling boiled water from a stock pot into a pitcher inside Miss Katie's Diner's kitchen. She wears glasses standing next to a stove with two stock pots on it. Steam rises from the pitcher.

Boiling Water at Miss Katie's Diner

Barbara Franke, a waitress at Miss Katie's Diner in Milwaukee, pours boiled water into a pitcher for customers.

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Copyright Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reprinted with permission.
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Cryptosporidium
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Individuals, People
Grayscale long shot of the Booth House under the shade of a tree that grows on its corner front. The facade has an entrance and two windows on the left and right sides of the door.

Booth House

The Booth House in unincorporated Saylesville in the Town of Genesee was made from stone mined from the nearby Johnston Quarry.

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From the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Collection.
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Town of Genesee
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Buildings, Residential Facilities
Image of a portion of Boerner Botanical Gardens showcasing its green landscape. Different plants and lawns grow on the ground. A group of purple landscaping flowers is set under the shade of a big lush tree in the background. A white gazebo is visible in the distance behind them. A white stone bench stands in the foreground.

Borchert Field

Postcard featuring crowds gathered outside Borchert Field, postmarked 1911.

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From the Wikimedia Commons
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Borchert Field
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Buildings, Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale full shot of two men holding boxes inscribed "Boston Store Milwaukee." The employees appear in matching white coats with dark trim, long pants, and shoes. The man on the left faces to the right with a pencil tucked in his right ear. He lifts a box to his chest. Another box appears on the floor under the one that he carries. The man on the right lifts a box to the top of the largest box in the image's center. The largest box, also inscribed "Boston Store Milwaukee," is as tall as the man's body. The room's wall, ceiling, ceiling pipes, and ceiling light are in the background. A pile of boxes is partially visible on the far left.

Boston Store Employees

Two men employed by Boston Store move boxes in 1938.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Workforce
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, People
A grayscale image shows groups of people walking towards and passing the Boston Store. The shop has a sidewalk shed with store signage installed atop.

Boston Store Entrance

Crowds enter Milwaukee's Boston Store in 1950.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Department Stores
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, People, Streetscapes
A grayscale long shot of women posing in dresses and hats on a catwalk stretching from left to right in Boston Store. Audiences gaze up at the models while sitting on rows of chairs in the foreground and background of this image.

Boston Store Fashion Show

Spectators gather for a fashion show featuring women's clothing at Boston Store in 1940.

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From the James Blair Murdoch Photographs. Archives, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries.
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Department Stores
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Groups, People
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