Information on over 7,000 photographers who were active in Wisconsin from about 1840 to 1976. |
Learn about the history of Christmas cards and their various uses during World War I and II, and in postwar America. |
An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
Discover the works of Austrian artist Franz Hölzlhuber, who documented Wisconsin scenery through watercolor. |
Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975 |
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Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding. |
Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin. |
Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
Native American Photographs |
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Collection of photographs documenting Native American life and the impact of federal government. |
Circus images from the 1860s to the 1960s. |
Civil War Envelopes |
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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 |
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Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
Increase Lapham's Cartes-de-visite Collection |
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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 |
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View more than 8,000 images of Wisconsin communities: main streets, the built environment, prominent points of interests and some rural scenes. |
Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
View a large gallery of Wisconsin residents playing: bowling, dancing, curling, sailing, skateboarding, skating, skiing and snowmobiling. |
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