Why did Edward Steichen’s family move from Michigan to Milwaukee?

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Edward Steichen’s family moved from Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, because his father had become incapacitated by poor health, preventing him from continuing his work in the copper mines of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Following this move, Steichen’s mother supported the family by working as a milliner.1