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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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Kessenich's Silk Department
July 18, 1927
Elevated view of Kessenich's Silk Department, 201 State Street. Two women are standing on either side of a counter in the right foreground.
Kessenich's Infant Department
March 28, 1927
Kessenich's infant department. In the foreground is a table with a doll and stuffed toys on it, surrounded by three rocking chairs. Along the wall in the background is a large, glass cabinet with c...
Kessenich's Gift Shop
July 18, 1927
View of the Kessenich's Gift Shop, located at 201 State Street, with a woman customer standing among the display shelves.
Kessenich's New Dress Department
April 25, 1933
Kessenich's new dress department, second floor, 201-203 State Street.
Kessenich's, Inc.
November 25, 1927
Night view of Kessenich's dry goods store building located at 201-203 State Street. Christmas decorations adorn the building.
Kessenich's "Cotton Cottage"
May 18, 1933
Kessenich's "Cotton Cottage" (built to look like a cottage with yellow woodwork, red checked gingham curtains and rag rugs on the floor) built on the second floor at the entrance to their summer co...
