Invented in 1873 by British food manufacturerĀ William Horlick, malted milk is made from wheat and malted barley extract mixed with reduced, dry whole milk.
ThisĀ soda bottleĀ was sold by the Cassel Soda Company in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, in the early 1900s. Conrad Cassel owned and managed the company from 1897-1917. The company, along with other Wisconsin soda companies during that time, made carbonated water, aĀ beverage that wouldĀ gain special significance during Prohibition. The Cassel Soda Company sold its soda to Whitefish…
This shirt, which features an African kente cloth print, was designed, made and worn in the mid-1990s by Milwaukee's Earlene Fuller, an African American bowler and seamstress.
This bowling shirt costume from the television series Happy Day speaks to Wisconsin's association with bowling. Milwaukee, where the show was set, was known as the bowling capital of America.
As immigration to Wisconsin swelled in the 1840s, so, too, did the stateās scientific and technological community, with innovations across industries ranging from agriculture and manufacturing to geology and environmental studies. Among Wisconsinās first āpioneer scientistsā was Increase A. Lapham, a young…
As the United States entered World War II in 1941, the warās impact on American culture was felt far and wide. Aside from the obvious strains on economic and industrial production, American recreation was temporarily put on hold. This included much of…