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Photograph

Muddy Street in Milwaukee

Date: 1901
Description: A man tips his hat to a passing woman as horse-drawn carts and pedestrians navigate through the dirt and mud of Milwaukee streets, thereby illustrating tha...
Photograph

Walter Vail Johnston Family

Date: 1933
Description: Walter Vail Johnston, far left, and his wife June Crandall Johnston, second from left, posing with their six children in front of their large house on Dean...
Property Record

836 E BIRCH AVE

Community: Whitefish Bay
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Roy O. & Hazel Papenthein House
Reference Number: 189444
Property Record

1028 S 9TH ST

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: St. John the Evangelist
Reference Number: 108051
Property Record

2663 N WAHL AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: William J. Zimmers House
Reference Number: 118128
Property Record

2018-2024 MAIN ST

Community: New Holstein
County: Calumet
Historic Name: Adolph Weber's Market Saloon
Reference Number: 4260
Historical Essay

A Visual Tour of Wisconsin's Fine Opera Houses - Image Gallery Essay

Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin.
Property Record

526-532 E WISCONSIN AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Reference Number: 16181
Historical Essay

Gugler Lithographic World War II Mobilization Posters - Image Gallery Essay

Discover the famous lithographic company most known for its WWII posters whose goal was to mobilize public support for the American war effort.
Historical Essay

Falk Corporation - Image Gallery Essay

Images of a Milwaukee Manufacturing Powerhouse
Read about one of Milwaukee's most successful manufacturing companies and view vintage photographs of the corporation.
Property Record

3731-3735 W NATIONAL AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Thomas Petek Soft Drink Parlor and Apartments
Reference Number: 243315
Property Record

915 N HARTWELL AVE

Community: Waukesha
County: Waukesha
Historic Name: Resthaven Hotel (Sanitarium)
Reference Number: 16807
Historical Essay

Shotz Brewery Costume

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Shotz Brewery smock used in Laverne and Shirley television series, 1976-1980. (Museum object #2006.38.1)
Property Record

2603 N LAKE DR

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Frederic Palmer Rugee House
Reference Number: 30223
Property Record

2501 W GREENFIELD AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Mary Patock Tavern
Reference Number: 99749
Historical Essay

Prohibition Soda Pop

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Case of soda pop bottles shipped by the Kurth Company of Columbus, Wisconsin during prohibition, 1920-1933. (Museum object #1994.77.1)
Property Record

2722 W HIGHLAND BLVD

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Second Church Of Christ Scientist
Reference Number: 42077
Historical Essay

The Rise of Professional Sports

Learn about the development of professional sports teams in Wisconsin in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Property Record

3424 W WISCONSIN AVE

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Henry and Marie Harnischfeger House
Reference Number: 30276

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