Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 120

Photograph

Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.
Photograph

Businesses Along Main St.

Date: 
Description: Men and children pose in front of retail businesses and from a second story window, and look out into the street.
Photograph

Main and Water Streets

Date: 1911
Description: View of Main and Water Streets while experiencing severe flooding.
Photograph

Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Jackson County Courthouse.
Photograph

Downtown Black River Falls

Date: 1930
Description: View of downtown, with a bridge and buildings in the background and storefronts in the foreground.
Photograph

Main Street near Church

Date: 
Description: Horses and carriages entering town near the Baptist Church. The tall building is the Jackson County Court House.
Photograph

Main Street and Church

Date: 1900
Description: Horse and carriages passing in front of the Baptist Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and the dentist office of R.C. Gebhardt.
Photograph

Intersection of Main and First Streets

Date: 
Description: Buildings on the southwest section of Main Street at the intersection of Main and First Streets. Storefronts, from left to right, include A.F. Werner, A. M...
Photograph

Elevated View of Main Street Intersection

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of busy intersection of town, looking northeast across Main Street on First Street. Persons walking, and horses and carriages. Storefronts in...
Photograph

Intersection of First and Main Streets

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of woman walking along side street of town. In the background are horses and carriages.
Photograph

Billboards on Water Street

Date: 
Description: Billboards with advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. Bridge visible to the left. The J.J. McGillivra...
Photograph

Intersection of Main and First Streets

Date: 
Description: Man on a ladder painting around a window of the Jackson County Bank. Arch over the intersection partially visible on the right side, as are several people ...
Photograph

Boy with Wagon on First Street

Date: 
Description: Boy driving the City Delivery wagon pulled by a single horse and accompanied by a white dog. A man is standing next to the wagon. Storefronts include, from...
Photograph

Cattle on Main Street

Date: 
Description: Men driving cattle down Main Street, and a surrey with a team of two horses on the right. Storefronts identified on the north side of Main Street include J...
Photograph

Man Leading Horses

Date: 
Description: Man leading horses through town by the reins, in front of Dr. Krohn's Office and the Van Schaick Photograph Studio. Another man is standing in the backgrou...
Photograph

Men Examining Horse

Date: 
Description: Men congregate on a street corner to examine a horse, in front of the Jackson County Bank. A man is standing in the street on the left just in front of the...
Photograph

Men Displaying Horses

Date: 
Description: Men displaying draft horses in town.
Photograph

Water Wagon Pulled by Horses

Date: 
Description: Slightly elevated view towards a horse-drawn water sprinkler on a wagon approaching an arch over the intersection during a parade. People are gathered on t...
Photograph

Band in Parade on Main Street

Date: 
Description: View from sidewalk towards a parade with band and automobiles going up hill on Main Street past the arch over the intersection.
Photograph

Parade on Main Street

Date: 
Description: Band following a flag with Union High School embroidered on it, parading west on Main Street, followed by a group of women. In the background on the right ...

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: