North facade of Gesu Church, as viewed from the sky, circa 1985. Visible is the main entrance, composed of three Gothic arches supported by clusters of four granite columns; the two towers, each over 200 feet tall; and the stained glass rose...
Generation After (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jews -- Germany -- Education; Jews -- Germany -- Religious life; Jews -- Germany -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Jews -- Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century; Jews -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee --...
Rudolph David describes coming of age in a Jewish family in Dortmund, Germany, ca. 1917-1937, including his experiences in Zionist groups. Index follows transcript.
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971; Anti-communist movements -- United States -- History; Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.); Democratic Party (U.S.); Korean War, 1950-1953; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; Presidents -- United States -- Election --...
Senator McCarthy denounces the slogan -- "You ain't ever had it so good" -- used by the Adlai Stevenson presidential campaign. He argues that the Democrats are celebrating a wartime prosperity that is being purchased at a high cost in American...
Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; College buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; College campuses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee;
A Milwaukee Journal article which provides information about the William Plankinton mansion, the Plankinton family, and the structure's time as an icon on the Marquette campus, written upon the event of the building's pending destruction.
Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Catholic church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; College campuses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Historic buildings --Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Universities and colleges --...
Detail view of the terra cotta roof of the Saint Joan of Arc Chapel. Spires were fashioned after the Anglo-Saxon spears to represent strength and reaching towards the sky or heaven.