1900-1920

Jefferson County / 2000-2020 / 2020-2040 / Region 7 - South Center / Whitewater / Esterly Broadcast Seeder / Related Stories / Manufacturing & Trade / Food & Cooking / 1820-1840 / 1840-1860 / 1860-1880 / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / Education / 1940-1960 / Ethnicity & Identity / 1960-1980 / 1980-2000

Industry and Manufacturing in the Whitewater Area

Since the earliest settlers arrived in the Whitewater area in the 1830s, industry and manufacturing have played important roles in the establishment and continued growth of the area.One of the earliest industries in Whitewater was grain milling, performed at the Old Stone…

Read More

0 Comments

June 29, 2020

Polka Rhythms Bandstand / Related Stories / 1840-1860 / Art, Sport & Entertainment / 1860-1880 / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / Ethnicity & Identity / Curators' Favorites / Global Connections

Polka’s Popularity in the United States

After World War II, polka made its first mainstream American appearance thanks to Cleveland, Ohio’s celebrated “Polka King,” Slovenian-American Frankie Yankovic. The genre remains popular today, especially with the older crowd in the Midwest.

Read More

0 Comments

May 17, 2020

X-Ray Shoe Fitting Machine / Related Stories / Manufacturing & Trade / Clothing & Fashion / Science & Medicine / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / Curators' Favorites

The Rise and Fall of Shoe Fitting Fluoroscopes

Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes were invented almost simultaneously in the United States and England. Milwaukee quickly became a center of the new technology.

Read More

0 Comments

May 11, 2020

The Pauline Pottery

Dane County / Region 7 - South Center / Edgerton / Pauline Pottery Covered Jar / Related Stories / Home Furnishings / Manufacturing & Trade / Art, Sport & Entertainment / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / Curators' Favorites

The Pauline Pottery

Chicago-born artist and entrepreneur Pauline Jacobus was the central figure of Edgerton, Wisconsin's art pottery movement. In 1888, Jacobus and her husband Oscar relocated the Pauline Pottery from Chicago to Edgerton to take advantage of the area's quality clay.

Read More

Comments Off on The Pauline Pottery

April 20, 2020

Milwaukee County / Victor Berger Campaign Banner / Milwaukee / Region 8 - South East / Related Stories / Politics, Society & Government / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / Ethnicity & Identity / Curators' Favorites / Global Connections

Wisconsin’s 1918 Special Election for Senate and the Trial of Victor Berger

In 1918, Wisconsin held a special election to fill the seat of recently deceased Senator Paul Husting, who had been elected in 1914. The election was a three-way race between Democrat Joseph E. Davies, Republican Irvine L. Lenroot, and Socialist Victor L. Berger. Running under federal indictment, Berger placed third. He won 26% of the vote statewide in the April Senate election, winning 11 counties.

Read More

0 Comments

April 13, 2020

Milwaukee County / Victor Berger Campaign Banner / Milwaukee / Region 8 - South East / Related Stories / Manufacturing & Trade / Politics, Society & Government / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / 1940-1960 / Curators' Favorites

Victor Berger and the Sewer Socialists

Victor Berger, one of the "Sewer Socialists," became the first Socialist to serve in the United States House of Representatives, winning the election in Wisconsin’s 5th congressional district in 1910.

Read More

0 Comments

April 13, 2020