Images of Milwaukee neighborhoods from the Far Northwest Side to the Far South Side, providing a visual documentation of the development of the city of Milwaukee from the mid-1880s to the early 1990s. The image collection is accompanied by 12 maps of Milwaukee from the holdings of the American Geographical Society Library.
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Milwaukee Polonia: The Roman Kwasniewski Photographs
More than 30,000 photographs by Roman Kwasniewski, who worked as a studio photographer in the Polish-American community on Milwaukee’s south side from 1907-1947, documenting social events such as First Communions, Confirmations, graduations, weddings, and anniversaries as well as day-to-day life in the neighborhood. Together, these photographs offer a portrait of Milwaukee’s second largest ethnic group in the first half of the 20th century.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Photographic History
A visual chronicle of the artistic productions of Milwaukee Repertory Theater in the years 1977-1994. The collection presents 1,800 images documenting 195 performances during these 17 seasons.
Milwaukee Socialism: The Emil Seidel Era
This digital resource offers an introduction to some of the rich materials related to the history of socialist politics in Milwaukee contained in the collections of the UWM Archives. Our collections are focused especially on Milwaukee’s first socialist mayor, Emil Seidel. This digital collection includes the entirety of Seidel’s personal papers, his official papers from his time serving as Mayor of Milwaukee, and his unpublished autobiography. Additionally, the digital collection includes selections from the UWM Special Collections’ monographs by and about the Milwaukee Turners.
Milwaukee Street Name Index
This collection of index cards, compiled by unknown city employees, lists locations of and changes to street names in the city of Milwaukee and neighboring communities in Milwaukee County, some of which were annexed by the city. As the card titled “Uniform Street Numbering System” explains, most of the city’s current street names were enacted in 1930, but many were changed individually by stand-alone legislation.
Milwaukee Waterways
This collection illustrates the role Lake Michigan and Milwaukee’s rivers have played in the history of Milwaukee. Photographs of the harbor and ships from around the world show the variety of materials that passed through the Port over time. Other images illustrate the role the rivers played in the commercial development of the city.
Mineral Point 1971 Slide Collection
A photographic study of buildings in Mineral Point, conducted by Phil Lewis and students in his Landscape Architecture course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971.
Mineral Point Glass Plate Negative Collection
Glass plate negatives from 1875 to circa 1910 documenting buildings and people in Mineral Point and vicinity.
Mineral Point Library Archives
Images of early vernacular buildings in Mineral Point, including stone and brick residences dating to the early settlement period of the 1830s-1850s.
Monarch Digital Collection
The Monarch Digital Collection program was created by the Monarch Library System to expand access to local historical material that previously had limited or no accessibility. The goal is to continue digitally preserving and promoting the histories of the four counties that make up Monarch Library System (Dodge, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington) for a fuller and richer view of these communities and Wisconsin.
