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Gathering books, Amanda Seligman, 2020

March 13, 2020 marks the beginning of the great shutdown. In the middle of the school day, students began to figure out (and were told via…

Tags: Education--K12, Home & Family Life, Photograph, Quarantine

Theory of Relativity, Amanda Seligman, 2021

Nicolet High School's theater program usually puts on four shows a year. This year the musical came late and is presented online only. This yard sign…

Tags: Performing Arts, Photograph, Virtual Performance

Hand Dryer Deactivated, Amanda Seligman, 2021

The IKEA store in Oak Creek deactivated its hand dryers to prevent the spread of the virus through the air.

Tags: Health & Wellness, IKEA, Oak Creek WI, Photograph

Spring Outside My Window, a World Away, Amaya Engleking, 2020

An imaginative child longing for yesterday, or for a better future.

Tags: Children, Photograph, Reflection

Out-of-State Student's home office for virtual classes, Amie Green, UWM School Year Fall 2020-Spring 2021

Homeown: Wildwood, Missouri
"I accepted my offer to the anthropology master’s program at UWM during the midst of a global pandemic. Not only that,…

Tags: Distance Learning, Education--Universities, Home & Family Life, Photograph, Social Distance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Zoom

Out-of-state student adopts dog to combat feeling of loneliness, Amie Green, Fall 2020

While some out-of-state students chose to make the move to Milwaukee either out of hope that the university would offer in person classes or for other…

Tags: Animals, Distance Learning, Education--Universities, Emotion, Friendship, Home & Family Life, Photograph, Social Distance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

How MKE Celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, Andrew Martin, 2020

O’Briens Pub Vliet St, MKE.

While breaking up the day with a walk, I came across this sign on O'Briens front door that signals their switch to…

Tags: Bars & Restaurants, Breweries & Beer, Business, Closed Spaces, O'Briens Pub, State Government, Washington Heights Neighborhood

Morning Meetings with COVID-19, Anita Ayala, Friday morning 03/26/2021

Every morning at Kelmann Restoration, there is a 30 to 40 minute meeting to discuss what the day entails as far as work to be done and what was left…

Tags: Face Mask, Photograph, Social Distance, Vaccination, Virtual Learning, Work Space

Student Make-shift Desk on a Bed, Anne Baldwin, 2020

UW-Milwaukee student Anne B. has made a make-shift "desk" on a mattress in her Milwaukee apartment. This has been her study space since UWM has closed…

Tags: Distance Learning, Education--Universities, Home & Family Life, Murray Hill Neighborhood, Photograph, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Working from Home

Anonymous, Email from Theater Company, March 17, 2020

Theater Company sharing a response to them about keeping their production going during the pandemic.

Tags: Activity, Cancellation, Closed Spaces, East Side Neighborhood, Emotion, Lower East Side Neighborhood, Performing Arts, Theater, Theatre Gigante