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Digital Collections
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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For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
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Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Cathedral Room, North Cave, Cave of the Mounds
1947
Colorized postcard of the Cathedral Room, North Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds.
The Pendulum — Cave of the Mounds
circa 1940-1949
Photographic postcard view of a stalactite connected to stalagmites on the floor. Smaller stalactites surround it.
The Gem Room, North Cave, Cave of the Mounds
1947
Colorized postcard of a girl pointing to a feature in the Gem Room, North Cave, opened in 1946, at the Cave of the Mounds.
The Surprise Room Opened in 1957 — Cave of the Mounds
circa 1940-1949
Stalactite-rich rooms of the Cave of the Mounds.
Stalagmite Statuary, South Cave, Cave of the Mounds
1947
Colorized postcard of Stalagmite Statuary, South Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds. A girl is gazing upwards at the formation.
Brownie's Wishing Well
1947
Colorized postcard of a girl throwing a penny into the Brownie's Wishing Well in the Cave of the Mounds. Caption reads: "Brownie's Wishing Well."
