Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 49

Photograph

Edward A. Birge

Date: 1917
Description: Edward A. Birge and Chancey Juday with plankton trap in Lake Mendota. From album of photographs relating to the research in limnology conducted at Trout La...
Photograph

Jane Theresa Taylor in Bajiou, Philippines

Date: 1913
Description: Trading market; Bajiou, Philippines. Image of boy with notation: "Native Bajiou (P.I.) giving Jane his hat." Second of a sequence of three images.
Photograph

Victor Berger

Date: 
Description: Arm in arm, Socialist Victor Berger and colleague Robert Hunter take a stroll in downtown Milwaukee.
Photograph

Marlin Perkins and Zebra

Date: 
Description: Marlin Perkins shaking hands behind a zebra.
Photograph

Man in Ring

Date: 
Description: Man standing in what appears to be a boxing ring.
Photograph

Semi-Pro Baseball

Date: 1915
Description: Two men playing baseball for semi-pro teams in a Milwaukee ballpark.
Photograph

Albert Hansen

Date: 1910
Description: Self-portrait of Albert Hansen.
Photograph

Vinnie Ream with Lincoln Bust

Date: 1866
Description: Vinnie Ream posing in her studio in Washington, beside her bust of Lincoln which had been brought from the White House after the assassination.
Photograph

Lee with Passenger

Date: 1932
Description: Clyde Allen Lee (left), who grew up in Larsen, Wisconsin, and John Bochkon, a last-minute passenger, before they took off to attempt a trans-Atlantic fligh...
Photograph

Carvers Working at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Two stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wiscon...
Photograph

Winter Street Scene

Date: 1899
Description: Winter scene of two men standing on a snowy street with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background. They are holding snow shovels.
Postcard

Bee Farmer in Field

Date: 
Description: A cyanotype postcard of a bee farmer working in his field.
Photograph

State Capitol Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol under construction, with men and a horse-drawn buggy in the foreground.
Photograph

Frances Willard School House

Date: 
Description: Group of people outdoors at an event at Frances Willard School.
Print

Deering Trade Card

Date: 1885
Description: Advertising card produced by William Deering and Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Features an illustration of a farmer in patched and ragg...
Photograph

Native American Blister Rust Crew

Date: 1933
Description: Three men working near a tree. During 1933 Menominee Indians protected over 4000 acres of white pines from the blister rust threat.
Photograph

Mary Virginia McCormick Playing Croquet

Date: 
Description: Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) playing croquet. Mary Virginia was the daughter of Chicago industrialist and inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick.
Photograph

Leo Capser Playing Piano on Old Mission Dock

Date: 1920
Description: Leo Capser, founder of the Madeline Island Historical Museum, sitting on a bench playing piano on the Old Mission Dock at Madeline Island.
Photograph

Bis with Her Doll

Date: 1916
Description: Florence (Bis) Lloyd Jones holding her doll.
Photograph

State Line Sign & Dick Lloyd Jones

Date: 1919
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones standing on the state line sign between Wisconsin and Illinois. This picture was taken when the Lloyd Jones family moved from M...

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: