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A Divided Wisconsin, Chris Cantwell, 2020

The extension of Gov. Tony Evers “Safer at Home” order led both to protests and divided opinion in Wisconsin. These yard signs, which both support and…

Tags: Protest, Sign, Stay at Home Order

Chris Cantwell, A COVID Christmas, December 26, 2020

My wife's father suffers from asthma and other lung issues, putting him at a significant risk were he to catch COVID-19. For this reason, our family…

Tags: Celebration, Christmas, Photograph

COVID INFESTED, Chris Cantwell, 2020

In the fall of 2020, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee started the school year with the overwhelming number of its courses online. At the time,…

Tags: Education--Universities, Photograph, Reopening, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

COVID Tests at Miller Park, Chris Cantwell, 2020

The National Guard in Wisconsin ran a number of open testing sites throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Many were at public paces that could accommodate…

Tags: COVID-19 Testing, Drive-Thru, Photograph

A COVID Halloween, Chris Cantwell, 2020

Our block on the East Side of Milwaukee has a lot of kids on it. So we agreed to have a low-key, invite-only Halloween where the kids could get candy…

Tags: Community, Halloween, Photograph, Video

Sleeping Sisters, Christian Matson-Alvirez, 2020

I had been working from home remotely and needed to take important calls throughout the day. The only problem was I kept my 7 month at home during…

Tags: Children, Home & Family Life, Homeschooling, Working from Home

Breadwinner, Christina Grev, 2020

I'm a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student, and since classes are now online, I decided to head back home to Minnesota to spend time in…

Tags: East Side Neighborhood, Education--Universities, Grocery Store, Item Shortage, Photograph

Night Before the Change, Christina Grev, 2020

Fuel Cafe 5th St hosted the Infamous Mama Tried Pre-Party After Party on March 12th, 2020. The Mama Tried Motorcycle Show was supposed to be from…

Tags: Bars & Restaurants, Community, Fuel Cafe 5th St, Gathering, Motorcycles, Video, Walker's Point Neighborhood

Christina Grev, Oral History with Casey Foltz, May 8, 2020

Casey Foltz is the owner of both Puddler's Hall in Bay View and Foltz Family Market at the Milwaukee Public Market in the Third Ward.
Topics that…

Tags: Bars & Restaurants, Bay View Neighborhood, Interview, Labor, Milwaukee Public Market, Oral History, Puddler's Hall, Video

Relief, Christina Grev, 2021

I signed up to get the COVID vaccine as soon as UWM sent out an email saying that they were available. With everything that has been going on in my…

Tags: Emotion, Photograph, Vaccination