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Historical Essay

One Family's Love Affair with Photography - Image Gallery Essay

A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century.
Historical Essay

Early 20th-Century Education - Image Gallery Essay

Grant County Rural Schools
Historical Essay

David Marcou's Images of Wisconsin Life - Image Gallery Essay

Wisconsin photographer David Marcou's images of life in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Fill 'er Up - Image Gallery Essay

A Historical Look at Service Stations
Photographs of Wisconsin gas stations portray the development of service station architecture.
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Picturing the Baraboo, Dells and Devil's Lake Region - Image Gallery Essay

Harry Ellsworth Cole
Cole's photographs show scenic views of the Dells and Devil's Lake area as well as geological features throughout Sauk County.
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A Visual Tour of Wisconsin's Fine Opera Houses - Image Gallery Essay

Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin.
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Cranberry Farming in Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

View these images of cranberry harvesting in Wisconsin.
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Fish Fry Fridays - Image Gallery Essay

Jim Widmer's "Spirit of Rural Wisconsin," Part II
Explore Jim Widmer's photographs of the Friday fish fry dinner tradition in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Theresa Township Over Time - Image Gallery Essay

Jim Widmer's "Spirit of Rural Wisconsin," Part I
Explore Jim Widmer's photographs of Theresa, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Silent Movie Moguls - Image Gallery Essay

Harry and Roy Aitken
View the photographic stills from early silent film producers and Waukesha natives Harry and Roy Aitken.
Historical Essay

The Cassville Photographs of Frank W. Feiker - Image Gallery Essay

View many photographs of Cassville Wisconsin's varied river life, taken by Frank W. Feiker
Historical Essay

Brandel and Jones Family Gallery - Image Gallery Essay

Snapshots of Daily Life
Study this collection of family photos and see a natural, simple view of everyday life in early 20th-century Randolph, Wisconsin.
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Northern Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker
Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895.
Historical Essay

Letterheads - Image Gallery Essay

Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975
Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding.
Historical Essay

Singer Advertising Card Collection - Image Gallery Essay

An early view of how a large corporation marketed a valuable piece of technology provides insight into contemporary views of consumerism and industry.
Historical Essay

Madison People's Poster and Propaganda Collection - Image Gallery Essay

This image gallery depicts Madison, Wisconsin, as a hub of dynamic social, political and cultrual change from the 1960s through the mid-1970s.
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Breweries, Beer and Bars in Wisconsin History - Image Gallery Essay

Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer.
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Visual Materials Subject Overview

Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives
Historical Essay

A Pictorial History of Victorian Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900
Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900.

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