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Postcard

Circle Swing at Night, Wonderland

Date: 08 1905
Description: Text on front reads: "Circle Swing at Night, Wonderland." An amusement ride with swings is lit up with electric bulbs at night. This amusement park had man...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View of Wonderland

Date: 1905
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View of Wonderland." This amusement park had many names over 34 years, and was called Wonderland from 1905 to 1909. It was...
Photograph

Rockbound Shore

Date: 1956
Description: View along a rocky shoreline lined with trees. The stump of a tree is in the foreground.
Photograph

Atwater School

Date: 
Description: Exterior view from across street of Atwater School at 2100 North Capitol Drive. There are several people on the school front steps. A car is driving on the...
Photograph

Hubbard Park Pedestrian Tunnel

Date: 
Description: The Hubbarb Park Pedestrian Tunnel at 3565 North Morris Boulevard.
Photograph

Estabrook Park

Date: 
Description: View across street towards snow-covered Estabrook Park, including a side-gabled building.
Photograph

Hayek Pharmacy

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the brick building that housed Hayek Pharmacy at 4001 North Downer Avenue.
Historical Essay

Dickey Chapelle, Photojournalist - Image Gallery Essay

View these images shot by an early female war correspondent, Dickey Chapelle from Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Rehnquist, William H., (1924-2005)

United States Supreme Court Justice
Biography of William H. Rehnquist, who was born in Milwaukee and went on to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Historical Essay

Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965

Female War Correspondent
Read about the Wisconsin born photojournalist who was one of the first female war correspondents. This article contains a link containing her photography.
Photograph

Fencing Demonstration

Date: 02 27 1989
Description: Members of the foils teams of Catholic Memorial High School give a fencing demonstration to a class of elementary school students.
National or State Registers Record

Lake Michigan, 150 yards off Atwater Beach

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Appomattox Shipwreck (Second boundary expansion and additional information)
Reference Number: 15000811
National or State Registers Record

150 yards off Atwater Beach

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Appomattox Shipwreck
Reference Number: 04001547
National or State Registers Record

150 yards off Atwater Beach

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Appomattox Shipwreck (Boundary expansion and additional documentation)
Reference Number: 11000677
National or State Registers Record

Parkway Dr., Eastabrook Park

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Church, Benjamin, House
Reference Number: 72000059
National or State Registers Record

3930 N. Murray Ave.

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Shorewood Village Hall
Reference Number: 84003739
National or State Registers Record

2614 E. Menlo Blvd.

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Bossert, Thomas, House
Reference Number: 85002018
National or State Registers Record

1913 E. Olive St.

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Cords, Erwin, House
Reference Number: 85002019
National or State Registers Record

3821 N. Prospect Ave.

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Hatch, Seneca W. & Bertha, House
Reference Number: 85002028
National or State Registers Record

3559 N. Summit Ave.

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Meyer, Henry A., House
Reference Number: 85002033

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