Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 25

Photograph

Ole Emerson's Lumber Camp

Date: 1906
Description: Lumber crew posed in front of a building at Ole Emerson's lumber camp.
Postcard

River and Industrial Area through Trees

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view from hill towards the Fox River and an industrial area through trees. A powerline is running across the skyline. Caption reads: "View on Fox ...
Postcard

Government Locks and Factory District

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view. Caption reads: "Government Locks & Factory District, De Pere, Wis."
Postcard

Glidden Sawmill

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of a sawmill and the distant town in the background. Stacks of logs are in the lumberyard. Along the bottom is a New Year's greeting in Germa...
Postcard

Allen and Sons Tannery

Date: 1906
Description: The buildings of Allen & Sons Tannery. Caption reads: "Allen & Sons Tannery, Kenosha, Wis."
Photograph

Manitowoc County Court House Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: The Manitowoc County Court House under construction.
Photograph

St. Paul Malleable Foundry

Date: 1906
Description: Metal castings stacked on wheeled platforms at International Harvester's St. Paul Malleable Foundry.
Photograph

St. Paul Flax Twine Mill

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the St. Paul Flax Twine MIll with a railroad track and power lines in the foreground.
Photograph

St. Paul Flax Twine Mill

Date: 1906
Description: Men unloading flax straw from railroad cars in front of Storage Building No. 3 at International Harvester's St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill.
Photograph

St. Paul Flax Twine Mill

Date: 1906
Description: Factory workers balling flax twine at International Harvester's St. Paul Flax Twine Mill.
Photograph

St. Paul Flax Twine Mill

Date: 1906
Description: Machines for separating and cleaning seeds at International Harvester's St. Paul Flax Twine Mill.
Photograph

Malleable Castings Room

Date: 1906
Description: Men at work in the malleable castings room of the St. Paul Flax and Twine Mill.
Photograph

Wooden Sidewalk

Date: 1906
Description: View down a wooden sidewalk, next to a dirt road. Some piles of wood are in the road near a portion of the sidewalk that is under construction.
Photograph

P&H 40-Ton Type "AN" Bridge Crane with Two Hooks

Date: 1906
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton bridge crane with a 10-ton 2 block type "A" trolley and two hooks. The crane is located at the West Allis Works. The crane i...
Photograph

Lumber Mill

Date: 1906
Description: View from rocky shoreline of a lumber mill on the banks of the Chippewa River. Smoke is coming out from a smokestack.
Photograph

Elevated View of Beaver Dam

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of town with homes and factories.
Photograph

Group with Horse-Drawn Sled in the Timber Lands

Date: 1906
Description: Horse-drawn load of 6000 ft. of pine logs, accompanied by a cornet player and two women, at the Weinkauf & Co. timber lands.
Book or Pamphlet

Farquhar Machinery Catalog Cover

Date: 1906
Description: Farquhar Machinery catalog cover featuring Art Nouveau style flower design, and two illustrations. On the top left is an Ajax Centre Crank Engine mounted o...
Photograph

Alexander, Jennie, and Edgar in a Rowboat

Date: 1906
Description: Alexander, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger in a rowboat on the quarry pond. The remnants of the old kiln stand on the hill above the pond.
Map or Atlas

Platteville Sheet of the Lead and Zinc District

Date: 1906
Description: This topographical map shows the Little Platte River, shafts, test-pits, old workings, contour lines of Galena limestone elevation, railroads, and building...

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: