Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 590

Photograph

Iron Works

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
Photograph

Railroad Damage at the Peshtigo Fire

Date: 1871
Description: Fire destruction near railroad tracks after Peshtigo fire. There are wheel carriages from destroyed boxcars on and near the tracks.
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View across railroad tracks of a man and a dog posing on the platform in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul depot. In the background on the left...
Photograph

Bay View Rolling Mill

Date: 
Description: Exterior of the Bay View Rolling Mill, Puddling Department, with workers posing outside the building. The men are standing near railroad tracks, and a few ...
Photograph

Union Depot

Date: 
Description: Elevated view across street towards the Union Depot. Horse-drawn carriages are in the street.
Photograph

Best's South Side Brewery

Date: 
Description: View across water towards Best's South Side Brewery. There are railroad cars in front of the brewery.
Photograph

Bay View Rolling Mills

Date: 
Description: Smelting Department of the Bay View Rolling Mills.
Photograph

Observation Platform of Train at Kilbourn Station

Date: 
Description: Group of people posing on the observation platform of a train at the Kilbourn station. There is a water tower on the left.
Photograph

Group of Workers Posing on Flat Cars Loaded with Lumber

Date: 09 21 1914
Description: Group portrait of men posing while standing and sitting on two small flat cars linked to each other. One of the cars is loaded with lumber. Another set of ...
Photograph

McCormick Works Stock Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Small carts, stacks of lumber, and rail cars in a snow-covered yard at the McCormick Reaper Works. The original caption reads: "Foundry #28, Wheel Room, Bl...
Photograph

McCormick Works Dock and Stock Yard

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards a boat called "The Imperial" moored along the dock at the McCormick Reaper Works. The boat is loaded with freight. In the backgro...
Photograph

McCormick Reaper Works Wood Stock Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Workers loading and unloading wood at the wood stock yard of the McCormick Reaper Works. Men are working on both sides of the Chicago River. Rail cars and ...
Photograph

U.S. Sugar Company

Date: 1924
Description: Two women standing on path in front of the Garver Feed Mill, which was originally a sugar beet processing factory.
Photograph

Employees Unload Weber Wagon Parts from Railroad Car

Date: 1916
Description: Two men unloading Weber wagon parts from a railroad car in front of the Umpleby Implement Company while a portly man in a bowler hat is gesturing from a di...
Photograph

McCormick Reaper Works Factory and Rail Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Southwest panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works factory and rail yard as seen across a canal. Workers can be seen unloading wood.
Photograph

Tractor Works' Foreign Shipping Room

Date: 06 20 1935
Description: Elevated view of new McCormick-Deering T-40 TracTracTors (crawler tractors) await transfer in the foreign shipping room at International Harvester's Tracto...
Photograph

Fauerbach Brewing Co. Buildings

Date: 04 01 1938
Description: Two men are standing next to a railroad car at the rear of the Fauerbach Brewing Company at 651-653 Williamson Street.
Photograph

State Office Building, Wilson Street, Construction

Date: 02 03 1931
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction.
Photograph

The Texas Company U.S.A.

Date: 08 06 1929
Description: Texas Company U.S.A. (Texaco) office building and storage tanks bulk plant, 919 E. Main Street. Text on print reads: "Texas Company, Capitol Oil Co."
Photograph

Unloading Bank Vault Door

Date: 07 05 1929
Description: Five men are unloading a vault door from a railroad car onto a truck for the Bank of Wisconsin State Street Branch.

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:

feedback@wisconsinhistory.org