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Historical Essay

Father Groppi 'Denial of Absolution' Collage

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Collage featuring likeness of civil rights activist Father James Edmund Groppi by artist Gloria Adair of Milwaukee, 1966. (Museum object #1993.37.1)
Historical Essay

Vel Phillips's Common Council Desk

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Desk used by Milwaukee Alder Vel Phillips, made by the Northwestern Furniture Company for Milwaukee City Hall, 1895. (Museum object #2007.16.1)
Historical Essay

Seamen's Union Knotwork Plaque

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Plaque commemorating the passage of the 1915 Seaman's Act. (Museum object #1942.530)
Historical Essay

Bra Flag

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Land of the Freed-up Woman American flag banner made from bras, 1971. (Museum object #2000.79.1)

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