Painting
A View of Part of the City of Milwaukee
| View from the second story of the Salesianum, the residence of Dr. Salzmann. The view includes Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee shoreline, and some of the numerous ships which came from Chicago, Racine, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and ports on the eastern shore. In the foreground is the old mission church, a new orphanage, and the cemetery for deceased priests. Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner. |
| Image ID: | 28081 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1858 |
| Creator Name: | Hölzlhuber, Franz, 1826-1898 |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Franz Hölzlhuber, 1826-1898 : Sketches and associated materials, 1856-1860, 1959 |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3131.9 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 5.5 inches |
| This image is one of forty-two watercolor drawings from a sketchbook by Holzlhuber, documenting his trip to the U.S., especially to Wisconsin and Canada in 1856-1860. Salesianum was the unofficial name of the Saint Frances de Sales Seminary. |
| Shorelines |
| Piers |
| Roads |
| Church buildings |
| Cemeteries |
| Sailing ships |
| Ships |
| Michigan, Lake |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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