Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 31

Photograph

Town of Irma

Date: 1900
Description: The town buildings in Irma. Many stumps and milled logs are in the foreground.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of unpaved street with storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Main Street, Tomahawk, Wis."
Postcard

High School

Date: 1910
Description: View toward the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

High School Building

Date: 1910
Description: View toward the high school. Caption reads: "Greetings from Merrill, Wis.," and "High School Building."
Photograph

Menard Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The Menard Monument was erected in honor of Pere Rene Menard who was lost in the area in 1661 while en route to Huron Village to baptize Native Americans. ...
Photograph

Theta Mead by Her Car

Date: 1918
Description: Theta Mead standing next to her car on a rural dirt road holding a book under her arm.
Photograph

Wisconsin Democrats

Date: 1984
Description: The audience at the Lincoln County fairgrounds who gathered to hear Democratic candidates Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, with the national media cov...
Photograph

Holy Cross Hospital

Date: 05 1974
Description: Dedication of an addition to the Holy Cross Hospital. The Catholic order opened Holy Cross Hospital in 1926 and completed this addition in 1974. The hospit...
Photograph

Albert Roszek with Farm Equipment

Date: 05 1959
Description: Albert Roszek, wearing overalls, posing with farm machinery. There is a barn in the background.
Postcard

Forest Rangers at Hang Out at Tomahawk Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of twelve men posing on the steps and porch of a building, probably forest rangers. The men are wearing a variety of clothing, including a b...
Postcard

Wisconsin River Near Grandfather Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard view up the Wisconsin River near the foot of Grandfather Falls, which falls 90 feet in 1 1/2 miles. Caption reads: "Near the foot of ...
Photograph

Mrs. Gilbert Ward Selling Honey

Date: 11 22 1977
Description: Mrs. Gilbert Ward waiting for honey customers along Highway 501. Jars of honey are displayed on a blanket on the hood of her car.
Photograph

T.B. Scott Mansion

Date: 1907
Description: View across water towards a large Queen Anne style house sitting on a hill above the Wisconsin River. There is a bridge on the left and a road, now South C...
Photograph

White Pine

Date: 1981
Description: An unidentified man in a winter coat is standing with his right hand resting on a large limb of a mature white pine on the grounds of the T.B. Scott Mansio...
Photograph

Prairie River

Date: 04 1971
Description: View down center of the Prairie River. Snow and trees line both shorelines.
Photograph

Prairie River

Date: 04 1971
Description: View across river towards a snowy shoreline along the Prairie River.
Photograph

Handling a Fire Hose

Date: 08 1940
Description: Two men, one wearing a pith helmet, are directing the stream from a fire hose over a body of water. There are several men in the background, some wearing W...
Photograph

Brush Raft on Pine Lake

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: An unidentified man is inspecting a construction of logs and branches, stacked neatly and tied with ropes. He is standing on ice on a cleared area of a sno...
Photograph

Park Entrance

Date: 1935
Description: A narrow, unpaved road passes under a rustic log arbor-like gate which marks the entrance to Bradley Park. The area is heavily wooded with tall but immatur...
Photograph

Picnic

Date: 07 1939
Description: Three unidentified women, two wearing wide-legged slacks, are supervising a group of children around a stone fireplace in Council Grounds State Forest (now...

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: