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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Lone Cowboy
January 28, 1936
A man dressed as a cowboy is sitting and holding a guitar in front of a microphone in W.I.B.A. studios, 111 King Street, Room 28.
Accordion and Guitar Players
March 11, 1936
Man playing accordion and man playing guitar at the Town Club Tavern, located at 2501 Sherman Avenue.
WIBA "Harvesters" Orchestra
December 9, 1930
WIBA's "Harvesters" orchestra, wearing tuxedos, gathers for a group portrait behind two grand pianos at the WIBA studios.
Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt (left) playing guitar and singing at Bunky's. Owen Cody is playing violin with Van Zandt.
Mystics on WIBA Radio
December 9, 1930
WIBA "Mystic Myrah and Lorenz," seers, reading mail from listeners in the Fern room. Patrick Shannon from WIBA, observing.
Judy Larson and Papa John Kolstad of the Sorry Muthas Singing on Stage
April 25, 1970
Judy Larson and Papa John Kolstad of the Sorry Muthas on stage singing into microphones at the Sound Storm music festival at night. Judy Larson wears a sparkly mini dress.
