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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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Fire at Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
February 27, 1904
Spectators near the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol watching the fire that eventually destroyed most of the building.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Construction of Present Capitol
1911
Elevated view of the Fourth Capitol and dome under construction, while the north wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol remains standing on the right. This view shows the East Pediment, called "...
Exterior View of West Wing of Wisconsin State Capitol
Exterior view of the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Wisconsin State Capitol Fire
February 27, 1904
The east wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol is surrounded by onlookers during the disastrous fire that caused severe damage. The conflagration began in the west wing and quickly spread throu...
"Forward" Statue and the Wisconsin State Capitol
1920
View up sidewalk towards the Wisconsin State Capitol, with the North Pediment, called "Learning of the World, by the sculptor Attilio Piccirilli, just below the dome. In the foreground at the top o...
Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
February 27, 1904
Fire at the third Wisconsin State Capitol, showing the South Wing, and spectators gathered on the path. Some of the salvaged contents of the building are scattered on the snow.
