Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 21-40 of 357

Photograph

Frog Jumping Contest

Date: 04 18 1944
Description: Frog jumping contest showing Jim Brandenburg, 4134 Hiawatha Drive, coaching his frog "Rebel" on to victory.
Photograph

Dorothy Birt and sons David and Micheal

Date: 05 15 1944
Description: Dorothy Birt (Mrs. Charles Birt), and her two sons, Micheal and David, and their dog Cinder, in their home at 130 Lakewood Boulevard. Major Charles Birt is...
Photograph

Annie the Elephant

Date: 06 16 1944
Description: Annie the Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), walking out of her winter indoor quarters. Annie died Feb. 24, 1948 and was replaced by a "new Ann...
Photograph

Platteville Coon Dog Race

Date: 07 02 1944
Description: Coon dogs starting race with handlers and spectators in background.
Photograph

Platteville Coon Dog Event

Date: 07 02 1944
Description: Coon dogs treeing a raccoon with handler and spectators observing. Sign on spectators' fence says: "Elect Taylor G. Brown, Republican Candidate for Lieuten...
Photograph

Tornado Damage

Date: 06 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Paul Gritzmacher and a cow are in the damaged barn.
Photograph

Tornado Damage

Date: 07 23 1944
Description: Tornado damage at Truax Field area. Barn damage with house in background. Two horses survived in the barn despite the damage around them.
Photograph

League of Women Voters Garden Party

Date: 07 24 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland is holding two of ten puppies during the League of Women Voters garden party at the Governor's Residence. Shown with the Governor ...
Photograph

Kennedy Mansfield Dairy Co. Horse-Drawn Delivery Service

Date: 09 05 1944
Description: Horse caretaker, Matt Marty, shown with Prince, one of the horses used to pull milk delivery wagons for Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Company, 101 North Lake Str...
Photograph

Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 09 05 1944
Description: Milkman from Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy posed next to horse-drawn delivery wagon, number 5, and the horse. This photograph documented a story about the end o...
Photograph

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary

Date: 10 05 1944
Description: Four members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, including Mrs. Hazel Miller, the national president, in a horse-drawn carriage in front of the Chic...
Photograph

Children and Dogs

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Group portrait of the three children of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Hobbins, 3805 Council Crest: Anne Dee, 13 months; Margaret, 8; and John, 10; shown with "Joe" ...
Photograph

Children and Dogs

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Group portrait of the three children of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Ragartz, 1029 Seminole Highway, from left to right: Fritzie, 20 months; Dick, 7; and Tom, 10; sho...
Photograph

Children and Dogs

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Group portrait of the two children of Dr. and Mrs. Leslie E. Antonius, Shorewood Hills, from left: Jeffrey Bird Antonius, 4; and Leslie Jean, 10 months; sh...
Photograph

Girl in Pinafore with Dog

Date: 12 10 1944
Description: A young girl (possibly the daughter of Russell B. Pyre) dressed in a pinafore with her dog.
Photograph

Lioness with Two Cubs

Date: 12 14 1944
Description: Duchess, the lioness at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), with two newborn cubs, born November 5th.
Photograph

Dog with Bird

Date: 12 25 1944
Description: Mickle family dog sitting with a large bird in its mouth.
Photograph

Jeanne DeBarr, Forsberg Box Company Employee

Date: 02 01 1945
Description: Jeanne DeBarr, a blind employee working at Forsberg Box Company, with her dog.
Photograph

Dorothy Johansson in University of Wisconsin Laboratory

Date: 02 23 1945
Description: Dorothy Johansson, research assistant in zoology at the University of Wisconsin, performing an experiment using white rats to check techniques being develo...
Photograph

Pheasant Banding

Date: 03 07 1945
Description: Robert McCabe, University of Wisconsin Arboretum biologist, and Jim Hale, his assistant, study the band on one of the pheasants caught in the trap in the b...

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: