Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: County of Waukesha
Filter: Year of 1900-1999
Filter: Year of 1950-1959
Filter: Subject of clothing and dress
| Date: | 10 1959 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Moving a very large boulder with a bulldozer during construction of Highway 94 in Waukesha County. |
| Date: | 09 11 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The crowd at "Air Progress Day," an air show sponsored by the Waukesha Aviation Club. |
| Date: | 02 14 1958 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elmer J. Schmidt makes furniture and toys in his woodshop even though he has only one arm to work with. |
| Date: | 06 26 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Braatz top off the 26-layer wedding cake that Mrs. Braatz made for their daughter's wedding. |
| Date: | 10 1959 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Construction of Interstate Highway I-94 in Waukesha County using an earthmover manufactured by Allis Chalmers. |
| Date: | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A handout urging citizens to re-elect Republican candidate Michael Lombardi for Sheriff of Waukesha County. He was re-elected, and served the statutory lim... |
| Date: | 01 16 1958 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Dinner and children's menu from Goff's Restaurant, with two illustrations of a woman in an apron filling a coffee cup: in the one accompanying 1893, when t... |
| Date: | 06 1957 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Members of the Board for the Preservation of Scientific Areas inspect the Scuppernong Prairie Scientific Area. The Board furnished this photograph for the ... |
| Date: | 07 1959 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across water of the Senta III, owned by Ernst Schmidt of Black Point Estate, competes in the Class A Regatta at Pewaukee Lake. The skipper is B... |
| Date: | 05 24 1952 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The Wisconsin School for Boys Band, under the direction of Arnold Krueger, provided the musical entertainment for the dedication ceremony of the Waukesha D... |
| Date: | 02 1959 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Two men cooking food wrapped in foil on a grate over a fire outdoors. One man's sleeve has a patch that reads: "Family Camping, MFCA Milwaukee." A child is... |
| Date: | 03 27 1958 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three women are standing together, with two of them wearing dresses and one woman wearing a blouse and skirt. Two of the women are looking at the third, wh... |
| Date: | 07 21 1954 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A boy is lining up his bull for judging in the Waukesha County Junior Fair. The event is taking place in a tent. Spectators in folding chairs are sitting o... |
| Date: | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Close-up of a small sailboat on Pine Lake. The reflections of the sun from the water make an interesting pattern on the sails. |
| Date: | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of parallel tracks in a railroad yard, with a locomotive pulling a boxcar. A man is standing near the boxcar. On the right are buildings, and... |
| Date: | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Paul Lembcke and his son Roy threshing grain on their farm at harvest time. |
| Date: | 01 05 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of two people breaking ice with an ax and an ice breaking pole [a gaff?]; other people in the background are standing in a boat pushing poles... |
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: