Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: County of Monroe
Filter: Year of 1900-1999
Filter: Year of 1940-1949
| Date: | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across lawn with trees toward the courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Sparta, Wis." |
| Date: | 07 18 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Private Lawrence Mueller, Madison, arriving on a train at Camp McCoy for a short furlough before re-deployment to the Pacific. |
| Date: | 07 18 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Corp. Anthony J. Tranpino, left, and Tech. 5th Grade Robert Wilson, right, having refreshments at Camp McCoy after arriving for a short furlough before re-... |
| Date: | 07 18 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Staff Sargent Michael Linley, Mazomanie, filling out a questionnaire at Camp McCoy prior to departing for his home for a 30-day furlough before re-deployme... |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View from shoreline of bridge and stream. |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Looking west down road towards the bridge. The roadway is damaged in two spots, leaving large gaps. The walls of the bridge are still intact. Traffic barri... |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View from water of bridge collapsed into the river, with the metal supports half submerged and the brick base crumbling. Dwellings can be seen along the hi... |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background. |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Looking Northwest. Workers are standing on the right next to the exposed drainage pipes in the damaged bridge. Sheets and quilts are covering the entranc... |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets. |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Behind the drugstore, looking downstream. The water under the bridge is full of construction debris. |
| Date: | 04 27 1949 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Aerial view of the Veterans Hospital at Tomah. |
| Date: | 07 12 1940 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Red and yellow label with the words: "Selected Wisconsin Strawberries." A box of stra... |
| Date: | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Description: | This maps shows the areas in Monroe, Jackson, and Juneau counties, Wisconsin, where U.S. Army maneuvers were held in August 1940. Highways and roads, commu... |
| Date: | 05 26 1947 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across road and fields towards three wooded hill peaks. A roadside fence is in the foreground. Caption reads: "D.A. 36-268 — Three peaks on Hy.71 betw... |
| Date: | 07 1949 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of the Rifle Range at Camp McCoy during National Guard encampment of the 32nd Infantry Division. The soldiers are lined up in pairs on the le... |
| Date: | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "Hotel Sydney - Sparta, Wis. European - Modern - Dining Room." View from intersection of a two-story hotel with three-story towers on ... |
| Date: | 06 22 1942 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "U.S. Indian School, Tomah Wis." Opened in 1893, the Tomah Indian Industrial School was intended to teach Indian children how to shed ... |
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:
