Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-16 of 16

Photograph

Hugo Posed in Ravine

Date: 
Description: Hugo in hat and coat posed on boardwalk in ravine between Minahau Stadium and Urbandale Park area, with large building behind him.
Photograph

AGW Company Store

Date: 
Description: Miss Martin, Miss Weiland and Joseph(?) Lee pose inside the AGW Company Store.
Photograph

Excavation of Outlet Mound 5

Date: 05 30 1931
Description: W.P. and Vivian Morgan, Grace Rollins and ? Mills excavate a burial mound in the Outlet group at the foot of Lake Monona.
Photograph

First Methodist Church

Date: 1880
Description: A view of the First Methodist Church. Two men are standing in front of the church behind a fence.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Children and Adults

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of a seated man surrounded by two standing boys and a girl in a dress in front of a painted backdrop. The man and boys are wearing suit jac...
Photograph

Loganville Bank Robbery

Date: 02 24 1947
Description: Dressed in a flash suit purchased with part of his bank loot, Loyd D. Robertson, 26, of Tomah, confessed robber of the Loganville State bank, attempted to ...
Photograph

Man with Moustache

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of a seated man with a moustache. He is wearing a suit jacket with a star-shaped pin on the lapel, and a watch fob on his vest.
Photograph

Two Women Wearing Matching Coats

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of two standing women wearing the same checked coat and hat, possibly the Gilbertsons, in front of a painted backdrop.
Photograph

Governor Oscar Rennebohm Family

Date: 03 15 1947
Description: Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm (Mary) and her daughter, Carol Rennebohm, on the stairway in their Maple Bluff home, 201 Farwell Drive.
Photograph

American Association of University Women Presidents

Date: 04 28 1947
Description: Mrs. Ralph A. (Jessie) McCanse, retiring president of the Madison branch of the American Association of University Women, with her successor, Mrs. Frederic...
Photograph

Portrait of Albert A. Johnson and Annie Messie Arthur

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk couple, Albert A. Johnson (HunkChoKah) and Annie Bessie Arthur Johnson Standingwater (WeHunKah...
Photograph

Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake in Moccasins

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman, Ida Lizzie Decorra Blowsnake (Real Wampum Woman) (WooRooShiekESkaeWinKah), ...
Print

Santa Claus with Candy Cane

Date: 1962
Description: Holiday card with Santa Claus holding a candy cane, surrounded by many symbols of the season: angels, stars, candles, birds, stockings, ornaments, gifts, b...
Photograph

Frederick Layton at Sea

Date: 1891
Description: Frederick Layton standing on deck smoking a cigar while at sea in a Kodak #2 camera portrait by T.W. Ingersoll from St. Paul, Minnesota. The photographer's...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin Central Railroad Historic Marker

Date: 10 03 1955
Description: Dr. Clifford L. Lord (second from left), director of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, unveiled the Wisconsin Central Railroad historical marker at H...
Photograph

Burrows Family

Date: 
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of the Burrows siblings, children of Reverend Baxter Burrows and Lydia Boynton Burrows of Montpelier, Vermont. Left to right: Flor...

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: