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3930 N. Murray Ave.

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Shorewood Village Hall
Reference Number: 84003739
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

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

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
National or State Registers Record

4448 N. Maryland Ave.

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Morgan, George E., House
Reference Number: 85002035
National or State Registers Record

Parkway Dr., Eastabrook Park

Community: Shorewood
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Church, Benjamin, House
Reference Number: 72000059
Photograph

Portable Fan

Date: 06 14 1956
Description: Sam Adair of 4380 N Wildwood Av., Shorewood, Wisconsin wearing fan labeled Rheem Personal Portable Air Conditioner around his neck to stay cool.
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 10-20 Tractor Used for Street Cleaning

Date: 06 21 1927
Description: McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor parked along a curb in a residential neighborhood. The tractor is attached to a trailer with a tank that bears t...
Photograph

Men Sewing

Date: 01 08 1956
Description: Men sew as a joke at a party for a prospective bridegroom. Jack Bayliss, with bow tie, is facing the camera.
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.
Photograph

Kilbournton House

Date: 1953
Description: Front exterior view of the Kilbournton House in Estabrook Park.
Photograph

Shorewood Street Department Vehicle

Date: 06 21 1927
Description: McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor pulling a street cleaning tank attachment marked "Street Department, Village of Shorewood." Water is spraying from the side...
Photograph

Hayek Pharmacy Truck

Date: 04 06 1937
Description: An International D-2 pickup truck used by Hayek Pharmacy parked on a residential street. A man carrying a package is on the front walk of one of the houses...
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

Dickey Chapelle, Photojournalist - Image Gallery Essay

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

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