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-- -- Search for: Menu Skip to content About About the Encyclopedia People Credits Contributing Authors Image Credits Additional Sources Publicity FAQ Support Entries Browse A-Z Advanced Search Browse by Subject Location Search Understories Media Maps Blog Contact Curriculum Bibliography Log In or Register Machine Shop of the World Roman Kwasniewski’s 1924 photograph of a gear twice as tall as a man reflects industrial Milwaukee’s special skill in metal fabrication. Bradford Beach Milwaukee county residents enjoy summer sunshine and sand on Lake Michigan’s shoreline in 1985. Wishes in the Wind Image of David Lenz’s Wishes in the Wind courtesy of David Lenz and the Suzanne and Richard Pieper Family Foundation. St. Josaphat This photograph from around 1920 shows the Basilica from the lagoon in Kosciuszko Park. Milwaukee River Downtown Automobiles and boats traverse Milwaukee’s downtown by the Michigan Avenue Bridge in this 1974 photograph by Harold Mayer. Gemütlichkeit The German sense of conviviality and comfort animated social gatherings among Milwaukeeans of various ethnic backgrounds, even at this “Hard Time party” taken by Roman Kwasniewski in 1924. Machine Shop of the World Roman Kwasniewski’s 1924 photograph of a gear twice as tall as a man reflects industrial Milwaukee’s special skill in metal fabrication. Welcome to the , a Digital Humanities Project sponsored by the History Department in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. We are continuously adding new entries and illustrations, with the aim of bringing you approximately 700 entries on Milwaukee history topics ranging from arts and culture to philanthropy and nonprofit organizations to business and labor. We invite you to explore our content , learn more about the development of the project , and read our Frequently Asked Questions . Expand the “Explore More” button at the bottom of entries to read user comments and additional stories about how our authors wrote their contributions. If you would like to offer public feedback on an entry, you may register for a user account (look on the right hand side of the blue bar above) and then scroll down to the Comments section of the entry you would like to tell us more about. You may also use the Contact page to send us a direct message or the Support page to make a donation that will help us bring this project to fruition. Margo Anderson and Amanda I. Seligman, Editors Latest Entry Water Transportation Native Americans, as the first inhabitants of the Greater Milwaukee area, were the first to use the lakes, rivers, and streams that dominate the landscape as a means of transportation. In Milwaukee in particular, they... Read More Latest Blog Posts Staff Spotlight: Dr. Joseph B. Walzer Staff Spotlight: Dr. Krista Grensavitch Milwaukee’s Flour Milling Industry Friend us on Facebook RSS Feed MAJOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee National Endowment for the Humanities Greater Milwaukee Foundation View a full list of supporters, donors, and contributors of the project. © 2016 , unless otherwise indicated. Copyright Privacy Terms & Conditions Back to Top...