Historic Photos of Milwaukee
Impressive collection -- many [photos] have never been published. --Milwaukee Journal SentinelThis book of black and white photos beautifully chronicles life pre-condo. The tightly written text and photo captions by Milwaukee native Elizabeth A. Chasco inform, but it's the images that tell all. --Milwaukee MagazineChasco is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based independent scholar specializing in history and museum studies. She presents a collection of some 200 striking b&w; historic photographs of Milwaukie selected from the thousands held in numerous archives. --bnet.com, Book NewsThis book is an opportunity to study the growth of Milwaukee and its people from the 1860's to the 1960's through fascinating photos that keep you turning the pages for more. The book is divided into four sections,The Immigrant Cityfrom 1860s to 1899,Captains of Industry, from 1900 to 1917, Prohibition and Progress from 1918 to 1939, and War and the Future from 1940 to 1969.  Each photo has a short, concise explanation that underscores an interesting part of Milwaukee's historyâ€¦Historic Photos of MILWAUKEE, from Turner Publishing Company, 206 pages, will make a nice addition to your coffee table or TV room. --Paul Geenen, foractivistboomers.blogspot.com