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High-angle shot of the interior of the Bucyrus-Erie plant in grayscale. Rays of sunshine from large windows on the right light up heavy equipment, gears, and other machines lying on the floor. Some people work down there. Steel structures are visible in the background.

Bucyrus-Erie Plant Floor

The Bucyrus Steam Shovel Company, later known as Bucyrus-Erie, has served as a significant economic force in the South Milwaukee community since locating its headquarters there in 1893.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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City of South Milwaukee
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Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities
Low-angle shot of the front side of Bud Selig metal statue. The figure is depicted in a suit and tie, standing with his left hand inside his pants pocket and right hand holding a ball. The exterior wall of the American Family Field's stadium is visible in the background.

Bud Selig Monument

In 2010, a statue was dedicated outside Miller Park to honor former Brewers' owner and Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by username Pepsiwithcoke. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Allan Huber “Bud” Selig
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Murals, Signs, and Statues
Men working on building the road at North 7th Street and West Wells in this 1913 photograph.

Building Milwaukee's Roads

Men working on building the road at North 7th Street and West Wells in this 1913 photograph.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Roads and Streets
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Groups, People, Streetscapes
Colorized postcard of the "Bump the Bumps" giant slide and a crowd standing in front of it. Some teenagers lean on a white wooden fence in the center foreground facing the camera lens. A sign that reads "Chilkoot Pass" appears on the attraction's roof.

Bump the Bumps at Wonderland

This postcard, circa 1906, features a crowd of people gathered around an attraction at the Wonderland amusement park in Shorewood.

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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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Amusement Parks
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Outdoor, Sports and Recreation
Grayscale long shot of commercial buildings lining the street from the left background to the center, ending on a street corner. Cars are parked continuously on the road on the left. The street is empty. Someone walks on the sidewalk near the store on the corner.

Businesses in the Harambee Neighborhood

This 1976 photo showcases a series of businesses on the corner of N. Third Street, later Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, and Clarke Street. This site is now home to the MLK Heritage Health Center.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Harambee
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Streetscapes
Grayscale long shot of several adjacent stores along North Avenue in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Some are two-story buildings, and some are one-story. Some cars are parked on the side of the street. A tall tree appears in the right foreground.

Businesses on North Avenue

This 1969 photograph showcases a number of businesses along North Avenue in the Sherman Park neighborhood.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Sherman Park
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Buildings, Commerical Facilities, Streetscapes
Wide shot of the Butler Rail Yard showing a freight train in predominantly yellow color passing on one of several railroad tracks. Several buildings and a blue sky appear in the background. Utility poles stand in the foreground.

Butler Rail Yard

The railroad industry has been an integral part of community identity in Butler since the early twentieth century. The local rail yard, now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company, remains significant today.

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From Flickr. Photograph by username Milwaukee beerNut. CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Village of Butler
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Cityscapes, Transportation
Wide shot of Byron Kilbourn's tombstone in white features a bronze-colored engraving in the shape of his face. His last name is inscribed vertically on the left portion of the stone. Numerous gravestones appear in the background under the shade of trees.

Byron Kilbourn's Tombstone

A 2005 photograph of Byron Kilbourn's tombstone, located in Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Wikimedia username Sulfur. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Byron Kilbourn
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Murals, Signs, and Statues
Painted postcard illustrating the 400s train moving on its track from far right to the left foreground against the blue sky. The locomotive glows in its black-colored body pulling rows of green-colored passenber cars. Light gray smoke billows from its chimney. Text at the bottom of the postcard reads, "The train between Chicago and St. Paul-Minneapolis that set the pace for the world."

C&NW 400s Postcard

This 1936 postcard features the iconic 400s train introduced by the C&NW in 1935.

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From the Wikimedia Commons.
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Chicago & North Western Railway
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Transportation
Sepia-colored elevated shot of a streetcar traversing from the image's background and about to turn to the right. The track on the right is adjacent to the Calvary Cemetery. A group of workers appear on the left near a streetcar track that is under construction. Many leafless trees grow on either side of the tracks including in the cemetery area.

Calvary Cemetery in Story Hill

Story Hill's Calvary Cemetery is visible on the right in this photograph of a streetcar.

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From the Historic Photo Collection of the Milwaukee Public Library. Reprinted with permission.
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Story Hill
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Landscapes, Transportation
Long shot of Calvary Presbyterian Church facade against a cloudy sky. Red-colored bricks compose most of the church's exterior walls. Two towers with a cross atop flank the main entrance. The shorter and smaller tower stands on the left with its green-colored steeple. The tower on the right features a larger base and a soaring grey-colored steeple. The arched door has a gabled entrance porch. Above this is a set of lancet windows surmounted by a rose window. Landscaping plants ornament the church front area. Half of the body of a statue is visible in the left foreground.

Calvary Presbyterian Church

Exterior photograph of Calvary Presbyterian Church taken in 2012.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Kenneth Zirkel. CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Presbyterians
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Buildings, Religious Facilities
Grayscale group photo of boys standing close to each other in an outdoor space. The kids smile in their summer clothes. Some put their arms around others' shoulders, showing a friendly gesture. Two in the front hold up fish on their fishing lines.

Camp Sidney Cohen

A group of boys gather for a picture and hold up fish they caught at COA's Camp Sidney Cohen.

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Photograph courtesy of COA Youth and Family Centers. Reprinted with permission.
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COA Youth and Family Centers
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Groups, Organizations, Outdoor, People, Sports and Recreation
Photograph of an illustration of Camp Washburn in an arched frame. The drawing depicts rows of soldiers, barracks, and trees in the background. Soldiers in uniforms marching with weapons and a man riding a horse appear in the image's left foreground. A group of men on horses is in the right foreground. Text beneath the photo reads "Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wis., Taken From the South Side."

Camp Washburn

Illustration of Camp Washburn, a military training camp in Milwaukee during the Civil War.

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From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Wartime Milwaukee
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Landscapes
Long shot of dozens of Canada geese on the ground partially covered by snow, with the Quadracci Pavilion of the Milwaukee Art Museum in the far background. The cloudy sky is above. A line of leafless trees is seen on the right back.

Canada Geese

Since the 1970s, massive numbers of the giant Canada Goose have flocked to the greater Milwaukee area. While some are migratory, many live in the area year-round.

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From Flickr. Photograph by Corey Taratuta. CC BY 2.0.
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Wildlife
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Animals, Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Grayscale photograph of members of the Political Equality League sitting in an early model Ford car running to the right. The women appear in hats. A man in a beret hat is seated in the driver's seat. The automobile's side is draped with a banner that reads "Votes for Women." The exterior wall of a building is visible in the background.

Car Full of Suffragists

Members of the Political Equality League are seated in an early model Ford car draped with a banner that reads "Votes for Women."

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-7679. Reprinted with permission.
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Woman Suffrage
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Groups, People, Protests
Aerial shot of Cardinal Stritch University. The photograph shows the university's buildings complex and its surrounding areas filled with green trees.

Cardinal Stritch University

Cardinal Stritch University experienced significant growth and expansion toward the end of the 20th century. This modern aerial photograph provides a view of campus from the east.

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Photograph courtesy of Cardinal Stritch University. Reprinted with permission.
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Cardinal Stritch University
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Buildings, Educational Facilities, Landscapes
A box of a diorama showcases Carl Akeley's muskrat exhibit. Lifelike dead muskrats are placed in a lifelike habitat featuring a wetland and plants.

Carl Akeley's Muskrat Exhibit

Photograph of Carl Akeley's Muskrat exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. It is the first known total habitat diorama.

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From the Wikimedia Commons. Photograph by Evan Howard. CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Milwaukee Public Museum
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Buildings, Theaters, Arenas, and Museums
Grayscale headshot of Carl Sandburg in formal attire looking to the left with chin resting on his right hand.

Carl Sandburg

Head and shoulders portrait of Carl Sandburg in 1955 by Al Ravenna of the World Telegram & Sun.

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From the Library of Congress New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.
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Carl Sandburg
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Individuals, People
Sepia-colored medium shot of young Carl Sandburg sitting on the right behind a desk with hands on a typewriter. Sandburg in formal attire makes eye contact with the camera lens.

Carl Sandburg 1878-1967

Photograph of Carl Sandburg sitting with his typewriter at his home in Illinois, circa 1917-1918.

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From the National Park Service, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.
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Carl Sandburg
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Individuals, People
Grayscale headshot of Caroline Quarlls from the chest up in a black-colored frame. The image is blurry. Quarlls' body faces slightly to the left. She makes direct eye contact with the camera lens.

Caroline Quarlls

This portrait of Caroline Quarlls was taken when she lived in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada after escaping slavery.

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From the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-52619. Reprinted with permission.
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Caroline Quarlls
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Individuals, People
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