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Postcard

Crowd in Period Dress

Date: 1918
Description: Photographic postcard of a group of men and women dressed in clothing of the mid-nineteenth century posing at the side of a Baraboo Street. Most of the wom...
Book or Pamphlet

C. Aultman & Co. Catalog Back Cover

Date: 1884
Description: Chromolithograph of two young girls and a young boy holding the bottom of a banner featuring Miller's New Model Vibrating Thresher.
Photograph

John F. Dunn Flour & Feed Float

Date: 
Description: Outdoor view of a wagon with two men and two girls which is pulled by a team of two horse wearing fly nets, and decorated with a banner that reads "John F....
Photograph

Fourth of July

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: The youngsters of Maple Bluff are in the section of the Fourth of July parade called Summer Sports.
Photograph

Procession on Water Street

Date: 
Description: View from sidewalk looking across unpaved street, with men, women, and children following along with a procession. A young man in the left foreground is ho...
Photograph

Construction of the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View of group of men, and a young boy, gathered for a group portrait in front of the 210 E. Washington Avenue dealership. The Schoelkopf name has been adde...
Photograph

Village of Binh Hung

Date: 1964
Description: View looking over barbed wire towards a helicopter flying over the village of Binh Hung, a base for the fighting operations for the South Vietnamese. Two c...
Photograph

Gathering of Girls Wearing State Sashes

Date: 
Description: Outdoor group portrait of girls wearing State sashes, and a group of boys on the right wearing uniforms. One boy has a drum, another boy has a flag, and th...
Photograph

Charles Pfeifer Float in Spanish American War Parade

Date: 1898
Description: View of a horse-drawn float decorated with banners and flags and rows of pharmaceuticals on shelves. Two costumed children are posing in the back. A large ...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 10-20

Date: 
Description: Display event of the International Harvester Company of New Zealand. Showcases a McCormick-Deering 10-20 as well as various International tractors, impleme...
Photograph

Men Using Tractor to Pull Trailer with Tank

Date: 1910
Description: Left side profile view of men with 12-25 Horse Power tractor parked in a cobblestone street. The tractor is pulling a trailer with a large tank that has a ...
Photograph

Margaret McGuire Offering Cheese to Young Boy

Date: 1952
Description: Margaret McGuire, the 1948 Alice in Dairyland, offering Wisconsin Cheese to a young boy seated in a boat-shaped display of "Swift's Brookfield Fine Cheese....
Photograph

Equinox Festival

Date: 09 09 1978
Description: A group portrait of musicians posing with a banner at the Equinox Festival. Seated in front from left to right are Tony Castaneda, drummer Ken Koepler (kne...
Photograph

Governor Vernon Thompson and Elephant

Date: 1958
Description: Governor Vernon Thompson (left) has his hand on the trunk of an elephant, the symbol of the Republican Party. The elephant is draped with a banner that rea...
Photograph

MEChA de UW-Madison at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A large crowd of protesters standing on the street outside the Republican presidential debate. The group are mostly college age, although a young boy is st...
Photograph

Pulling Water Tank for Elephant Drinking Water

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: View across grounds towards a man driving a tractor pulling a water tank. A sign painted on the tank reads: "Sells-Floto Circus." People are watching in th...
Photograph

Muskie

Date: 07 01 1938
Description: Seven-year-old Russell Jefferson, right, is standing holding his rod and reel next to his father, Dan Jefferson. Dan is holding the 38 pound, 6 ounce muski...
Photograph

Glander Art Studio, Future Home

Date: 1914
Description: View across street towards a group of children standing in front of the Glander Building under construction on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washingto...
Photograph

Hook and Ladder Company No. 1

Date: 10 16 1865
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the members of Milwaukee Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. Two men are posing behind the group on a platform bearing several U.S. fl...
Photograph

Women's Christian Temperance Union Convention at Hotel Loraine

Date: 09 13 1957
Description: The national Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) holds their annual convention at the Hotel Loraine. Mrs. Fred J. Tooze (of Portland, Oregon), WCTU n...

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