Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 21-40 of 100

Photograph

Armory

Date: 
Description: Exterior of the Armory. Date on armory is 1892.
Postcard

Hewitt Street Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View from river toward the bridge and mill. Caption reads: "Hewitt Street Bridge and Roller Mill on Oneill Creek, Neillsville, Wis."
Postcard

Elevated View of Town

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View of Neillsville, Wis."
Postcard

Winnebago Indian Mission School

Date: 1940
Description: Winnebago Indian Mission School of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. This boarding school for Indian children was established in 1917 near Black River F...
Photograph

Nurse Instructs Mothers about Shoes

Date: 1937
Description: A nurse instructs two mothers about baby shoes.
Postcard

High School

Date: 1947
Description: A view of the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Owen, Wis."
Photograph

Reed School

Date: 1948
Description: Reed School teacher, Mrs. Orvilla Zillic, and her 17 students pose for a photograph. Built in 1915, the school became the Wisconsin Historical Society's 10...
Photograph

Sennett and Winslow Capture

Date: 11 17 1947
Description: The family whose farm was the location where the alleged murderers were captured is pictured left to right: Anthony Pomputis, a friend of Robert Winslow, (...
Photograph

Sennett and Winslow Capture

Date: 11 17 1947
Description: Neighbors of the Pomputis family and newspaper reporters wait on a highway near the farm where the confessed murderers were hiding.
Photograph

Sennett and Winslow Capture

Date: 11 17 1947
Description: Sheriff Edward (Ace) Fischer, prisoner Robert Winslow, and Officer Ray Case, seated in an automobile with a man and woman looking in the window.
Photograph

Sennett and Winslow Capture

Date: 11 17 1947
Description: Buford Sennett, confessed murderer, soon after his capture at the Pomputis farm, sitting between a police officer and the driver of the car.
Photograph

Sennett and Winslow Capture

Date: 11 17 1947
Description: The farm of the Pomputis family near Longwood, where Sennett and Winslow hid out and were captured.
Photograph

Logging Camp Crew

Date: 1905
Description: Logging crew posed in snow at a logging camp.
Photograph

Greenwood Lumber Camp Dining Room

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the dining room at the Greenwood lumber camp. The long tables are set with dishes and food, and there is a wood stove between the tables.
Print

Auction Sale on the Leo Melcher Farm

Date: 1889
Description: Broadside advertising an auction on the Leo Melcher farm. Items for sale included livestock, feed and crops, farm machinery, and household items including ...
Postcard

Luell's Orchestra

Date: 
Description: Indoor group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Luell's Orchestra consisting of five men. Each member holds an instrument and there are several oth...
Photograph

H.P. Ghent Shop Exterior

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Elevated exterior view of the H.P. Ghent woodworking shop. A horse stands in the grass near a shoreline on the right, and a wagon parked near the shop bear...
Photograph

Men in Wood Shop

Date: 10 18 1937
Description: Workers use machinery inside a woodworking shop owned by H.P. Ghent. An International P-12 power unit is on the left side of the room.
Photograph

Woodard Home Interior

Date: 1896
Description: Interior view through curtained doorway of the Woodard's Victorian-era home. Elaborate rugs and wallpaper adorn the house, in addition to plants and wooden...
Photograph

Exterior View of the Woodard Home

Date: 1896
Description: Exterior view of the Woodard home. The two-story house is made of brick and has black shutters framing the windows. There is a first and second story outdo...

Have Questions?

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: