Reuben Gold Thwaites Photographs |
---|
Reuben Gold Thwaites' photos of his trip down the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. |
Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
---|
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
View many photographs of Cassville Wisconsin's varied river life, taken by Frank W. Feiker |
Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
---|
Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
Native American Photographs |
---|
Collection of photographs documenting Native American life and the impact of federal government. |
Browse a gallery of cigarette advertising trade cards from the 1870s to 1940s. |
Mississippi River Town |
---|
View 19th century photographs of life on the Mississippi River logging town of Alma, Wisconsin. |
Photographic portraits of Native Americans dating from 1898. |
Circus images from the 1860s to the 1960s. |
A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century. |
Civil War Envelopes |
---|
View the culture and politics of a country at war with itself through envelopes produced by publishers and printers. |
Black-and-white photographs taken and printed by Civil War-era photographer George N. Barnard. |
1850-2009 |
---|
Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
Increase Lapham's Cartes-de-visite Collection |
---|
View this magnificent collection of 19th century famous scientists collected by Wisconsin naturalist Increase Lapham. |
The Civil War sketches of Alexander Simplot were reproduced as engravings for use in newspapers. |
View this beautiful collection of Valentine's Day greeting cards collected from 1840 through 1980. |
Documenting a Sense of Place |
---|
View more than 8,000 images of Wisconsin communities: main streets, the built environment, prominent points of interests and some rural scenes. |
An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
---|
Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: