Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 100

Photograph

Harry McDaniels' Motorcycle and Bike Shop

Date: 1912
Description: Men on Harley Davidson motorcycles lined up in front of Harry McDaniels' Bicycle and Motorcycle shop at 111 State Street.
Photograph

Pharmaceutical Delivery by Bicycle

Date: 03 11 1949
Description: A delivery boy straddles his bicycle, ready to make a delivery of medicine for the Pekin Prescription Laboratory.
Photograph

Kids on Roller Skates

Date: 06 26 1986
Description: Kids make a "train," with the bicyclist in the front pulling three girls on roller skates along a sidewalk.
Photograph

Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
Postcard

S. Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of South Main Street, with two women and a man with a bicycle paused outside of Hotel Fort on the right. Caption reads: "S. Main Street, Ft. Atkinson,...
Photograph

Dane County Jail

Date: 1901
Description: The Dane County Jail. To the right is the sheriff's residence.
Postcard

Jackson Street

Date: 1910
Description: Residential view of Jackson Street. A person is standing in the street with a bicycle, and two people are walking along the sidewalk on the right. Caption ...
Photograph

View of Wausau, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: View from bridge of the main business district.
Photograph

Van Niel Shrine

Date: 1890
Description: A shrine put up by J.H. Van Niel, who came over with Fr. Van den Broek. Destroyed about 1895.
Photograph

Rice Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards a long row of automobiles parked on the left side at an angle along the curb in front of storefronts.
Photograph

Carnegie Library

Date: 1937
Description: View of Carnegie Library on the corner of South Main Street and West Messenger, Rice Lake. Pedestrians are crossing the street, automobiles are parked alon...
Photograph

Stephen Bull Residence

Date: 1890
Description: Stephen Bull residence before enlargement. Edna Billings appears is on the right.
Photograph

Military Parade

Date: 
Description: A small crowd watches as parading soldiers march down the street.
Photograph

Three Baby Elephants

Date: 
Description: A man leading three baby elephants with decorative blankets with the following names, "Little Jim," "Pinto," and "Alice."
Photograph

Silver Spring

Date: 1896
Description: View of Silver Spring and the surrounding countryside. In the background, there is a man on a bicycle, two individuals in a horse-drawn vehicle and a small...
Photograph

Breakwater, Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Long wooden pier with people fishing along the pier. Three males with their fishing poles and buckets are walking toward the viewer. A person next to a b...
Photograph

Jenk and Dick with Bikes

Date: 1917
Description: Jenkin and Dick Lloyd Jones stand with their bicycles on Walker Court.
Photograph

Dick on His Bike

Date: 1918
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones riding his bicycle in front of 1011 Walker Court (now 1011 Rutledge Court).
Photograph

Lighting Plant

Date: 
Description: A man stands in front of the small building with a bicycle parked behind him, and a house in the background.
Photograph

Group in front of House

Date: 
Description: A brick house with front porch and tower sits back from a road surrounded by trees and bushes. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the drive. Two people ar...

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: