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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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Candy Maker
October 11, 1981
Jim Niemann decorates dipped chocolates at his family's business, Niemann's Home Made Chocolate Shop.
Walter and Judy Rasner
May 8, 1979
Portrait of a man and woman sitting together on a sofa, with curtains framing windows behind them. Caption reads: "Walter and Judy Rasner relaxed in their picturesque 1860 home in Wauwatosa."
Staying Cool Outside
June 22, 1983
Woman stays cool by sitting in a small plastic pool while pouring cups of water on her head.
Chores
September 3, 1965
Dale Gross (1908-1980) in silhouette carrying two pails into a barn.
Mowing the Lawn with Baby
May 5, 1985
Father carrying his infant son on his back while mowing the lawn.
Saukville Driveway Construction
October 23, 1985
A group of five people are working on freshly poured cement outside a shop called Mac's Archery Supplies, Inc. Caption reads: "A group from Wiggins Construction Co., Menomonee Falls, worked on a dr...