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THE MAKING OF MILWAUKEE IMAGE LIBRARY
People & Ethnicities
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German Men: Herman Toser and J. Schickel
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Americanization School for New Immigrants.
Source: Rexnord Industries
Women in Rain Downtown.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Woman Being Helped by Policeman Downtown.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Irish Boys with Horse in the Third Ward.
Source: Joan Cummings
Woman Conductor.
Source: Wisconsin Energy
Ojibwe Woman and Baby.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Ojibwe Man.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Young African-American Girl
Source: Wisconsin Black Historical Society
John Ebner German Shoe Shop.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Polish Immigrants.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Mathilde Anneke, Milwaukee’s First Feminist.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Native Americans.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
The Juneau’s Trading Post.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Potowatomi.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Polish Immigrant Family.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Josette Vieau, Solomon Juneau’s wife.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Irish Immigrant Children.
Source: Jihn Duggan
Italian Community and the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church.
Source: Milwaukee Public Library
Lizzie Kander, author of the Settlement Cookbook.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Captain Frederick Pabst.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Patrick Cudahy.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Father James Groppi.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Hmong Girls.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
African American Family.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Edward P. Allis.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Herman Falk.
Source: Falk Corporation
Marquette and Joliet.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Potawatomi Portrait.
Source: Content Channel
Native American shelters.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Latino Women.
Source: Arnoldo Sevilla
Native American Rice Harvest Canoe.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Carl Sandburg, Poet and Former Secretary to Emil Seidel.
Source: Library of Congress
Daniel Wells.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Four People in the 1920s with Automobile.
Source: Courtesy of Hildegarde H. Hundt
Large Group Shot in front of Early House, 1800s.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Early Family Farm, Homestead.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Fedelia Singers at Kupper’s Park in Brown Deer.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Group Portrait Outside Dreher’s Restaurant.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Four Women with Big Bows in their Hair.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Dr. Erastus B. Wolcott, Physician, 1804-1880.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Joseph Schlitz, Brewery Owner, 1831-1879.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
John Johnston, 1836-1904.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Frederick Vogel, Tanner, 1823-1892.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Ezekiel Gillespie.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Valentin Blatz, Brewery Owner, 1826-1894.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Hans Crocker was Mayor of Milwaukee in 1852.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Phillip Best, Brewery Owner.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Guido Pfister, Tanner, 1818-1889.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Old Timer’s Picnic in 1915.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
German Family Portrait Outside Their Home.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Olsen Family Portrait.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Nursery Staff in 1920.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Group Portrait, Croations.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Croation Infant Funeral Portrait.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Woman with Tamborine Portrait.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island Street with Person and Chickens.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island School Children at U-Shaped Table.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island Swimming Hole.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island Fishermen in Boat.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Formal Portrait of Scottish Men in Full Regalia.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Gymnast Men in Shirts and Ties at Milwaukee Turners.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Women in Ballroom Exercising at Milwaukee Turners.
Hunters in National Park near 27th Street in 1885.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Large Group Portrait in 1930s.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
German English Academy Class Picture.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Cream City BBC Baseball Team.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Workers Building Milwaukee Institutions Grounds, 1913-14.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Group Portrait with Barrels at Jacob Best Brewery.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Harold Breier, Chief of Police, 1964-1984.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Garrett Barry, Union Guards Commander, 1860.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Large Group Portrait in front of St. Josaphat’s Basilica.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Lincoln High School Yearbook Page in 1970.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Charles B. Whitnall, Father of Milwaukee’s Parks.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Milwaukee Urban League: Young People’s Chorus.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Shorewood School Children.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Sen Kaney and WCAY Staff Radio Broadcasting at the Hotel An.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Italian Family Portrait.
Source: Italian Community Center
Russian Jewish Boy at his Bah Mitzvah.
Source: Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society
Irish Man.
Source: Joan Cummings
Portrait of an Irish Man.
Irish Man.
Irish Man.
Source: Joan Cummings
African American Group Portrait.
Source: Wisconsin Black Historical Society
African American Large Church Group Portrait.
Source: Wisconsin Black Historical Society
African American Family Dining at Home.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
Ezekiel Gillespie Portrait without Glasses.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
African American Group Picnic and Car.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
African American Woman and Children at Desk.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
Family Group with Adults and Kids.
Source: Rexnord Industries
Woman Playing Tennis.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Early African-American Settler in Milwaukee, Susanna Watson.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Sully Watson; Bought Himself Out of Slavery for $500.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Group of Nurses Standing Outside the Front of a House.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
A Man and his Admirers.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
Slovak Group of Musicians.
Source: John Hrobar
Happy Group of People.
Source: Lois Reherg
Three People and a Glass of Beer.
Source: Miller Brewery
Mexican Father and Son in Milwaukee.
African-Americans Boxing.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
Golda Meir Grew Up in Milwaukee.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wilbur & Ardie Halyard Started the Columbia Savings & Loan.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
Frederick Miller and Family, Brewery Owner, Brewmaster.
Source: Miller Brewery
Alexander Mitchell.
Source: Milwaukee Public Library
E. P. Allis.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Frederick Layton, Meat-Packer, Philanthropist.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Captain Frederick Pabst in his later years, Brewery Owner.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
John Plankinton, Meat-packer.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Franz Falk.
Source: Falk Corporation
The Pabst Resort was a German Beer Garden.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Father James Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council in 1966.
Source: Milwaukee Public Library
Milwaukee Housing for a Poor African American Woman.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
African American Workers Make up this Asphalt Crew.
To save an image for your educational use, click on image to view full size, then right click and 'save image as'.
Images from the collection of the Milwaukee County Historical Society are copyrighted and may be used only for educational purposes. Any additional reproduction or enlargement is illegal and violators will be prosecuted. Authorized reproductions of MCHS images are available from the Historical society upon payment of appropriate reproduction and use fees.
German Men: Herman Toser and J. Schickel
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Americanization School for New Immigrants.
Source: Rexnord Industries
Women in Rain Downtown.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Woman Being Helped by Policeman Downtown.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Irish Boys with Horse in the Third Ward.
Source: Joan Cummings
Woman Conductor.
Source: Wisconsin Energy
Ojibwe Woman and Baby.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Ojibwe Man.
Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Young African-American Girl
Source: Wisconsin Black Historical Society
John Ebner German Shoe Shop.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Polish Immigrants.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Mathilde Anneke, Milwaukee’s First Feminist.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Native Americans.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
The Juneau’s Trading Post.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Potowatomi.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Polish Immigrant Family.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Josette Vieau, Solomon Juneau’s wife.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Irish Immigrant Children.
Source: Jihn Duggan
Italian Community and the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church.
Source: Milwaukee Public Library
Lizzie Kander, author of the Settlement Cookbook.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Captain Frederick Pabst.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Patrick Cudahy.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Father James Groppi.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Hmong Girls.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
African American Family.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Edward P. Allis.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Herman Falk.
Source: Falk Corporation
Marquette and Joliet.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Potawatomi Portrait.
Source: Content Channel
Native American shelters.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Latino Women.
Source: Arnoldo Sevilla
Native American Rice Harvest Canoe.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Carl Sandburg, Poet and Former Secretary to Emil Seidel.
Source: Library of Congress
Daniel Wells.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Four People in the 1920s with Automobile.
Source: Courtesy of Hildegarde H. Hundt
Large Group Shot in front of Early House, 1800s.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Early Family Farm, Homestead.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Fedelia Singers at Kupper’s Park in Brown Deer.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Group Portrait Outside Dreher’s Restaurant.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Four Women with Big Bows in their Hair.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Dr. Erastus B. Wolcott, Physician, 1804-1880.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Joseph Schlitz, Brewery Owner, 1831-1879.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
John Johnston, 1836-1904.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Frederick Vogel, Tanner, 1823-1892.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Ezekiel Gillespie.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Valentin Blatz, Brewery Owner, 1826-1894.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Hans Crocker was Mayor of Milwaukee in 1852.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Phillip Best, Brewery Owner.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Guido Pfister, Tanner, 1818-1889.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Old Timer’s Picnic in 1915.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
German Family Portrait Outside Their Home.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Olsen Family Portrait.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Nursery Staff in 1920.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Group Portrait, Croations.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Croation Infant Funeral Portrait.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Woman with Tamborine Portrait.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island Street with Person and Chickens.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island School Children at U-Shaped Table.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island Swimming Hole.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Jones Island Fishermen in Boat.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Formal Portrait of Scottish Men in Full Regalia.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Gymnast Men in Shirts and Ties at Milwaukee Turners.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Women in Ballroom Exercising at Milwaukee Turners.
Hunters in National Park near 27th Street in 1885.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Large Group Portrait in 1930s.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
German English Academy Class Picture.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Cream City BBC Baseball Team.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Workers Building Milwaukee Institutions Grounds, 1913-14.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Group Portrait with Barrels at Jacob Best Brewery.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Harold Breier, Chief of Police, 1964-1984.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Garrett Barry, Union Guards Commander, 1860.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Large Group Portrait in front of St. Josaphat’s Basilica.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Lincoln High School Yearbook Page in 1970.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Charles B. Whitnall, Father of Milwaukee’s Parks.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Milwaukee Urban League: Young People’s Chorus.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Shorewood School Children.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Sen Kaney and WCAY Staff Radio Broadcasting at the Hotel An.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Italian Family Portrait.
Source: Italian Community Center
Russian Jewish Boy at his Bah Mitzvah.
Source: Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society
Irish Man.
Source: Joan Cummings
Portrait of an Irish Man.
Irish Man.
Irish Man.
Source: Joan Cummings
African American Group Portrait.
Source: Wisconsin Black Historical Society
African American Large Church Group Portrait.
Source: Wisconsin Black Historical Society
African American Family Dining at Home.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
Ezekiel Gillespie Portrait without Glasses.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
African American Group Picnic and Car.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
African American Woman and Children at Desk.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
Family Group with Adults and Kids.
Source: Rexnord Industries
Woman Playing Tennis.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Early African-American Settler in Milwaukee, Susanna Watson.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Sully Watson; Bought Himself Out of Slavery for $500.
Source: Milwaukee Public Museum
Group of Nurses Standing Outside the Front of a House.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
A Man and his Admirers.
Source: WIsconsin Historical Society
Slovak Group of Musicians.
Source: John Hrobar
Happy Group of People.
Source: Lois Reherg
Three People and a Glass of Beer.
Source: Miller Brewery
Mexican Father and Son in Milwaukee.
African-Americans Boxing.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
Golda Meir Grew Up in Milwaukee.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wilbur & Ardie Halyard Started the Columbia Savings & Loan.
Source: WIsconsin Black Historical Society
Frederick Miller and Family, Brewery Owner, Brewmaster.
Source: Miller Brewery
Alexander Mitchell.
Source: Milwaukee Public Library
E. P. Allis.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Frederick Layton, Meat-Packer, Philanthropist.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Captain Frederick Pabst in his later years, Brewery Owner.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
John Plankinton, Meat-packer.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Franz Falk.
Source: Falk Corporation
The Pabst Resort was a German Beer Garden.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Father James Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council in 1966.
Source: Milwaukee Public Library
Milwaukee Housing for a Poor African American Woman.
Source: Milwaukee County Historical Society
African American Workers Make up this Asphalt Crew.