Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Deterioration
Filter: Subject of signs and signboards
| Date: | 09 02 1930 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Dilapidated backyard at Milwaukee amd N. Bryan Street next to Madison Builders Supply. |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background. |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Looking Northwest. Workers are standing on the right next to the exposed drainage pipes in the damaged bridge. Sheets and quilts are covering the entranc... |
| Date: | 06 02 1943 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets. |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A fish shop made of several small, interconnected buildings. Signs for fresh or smoked fish are on several parts of the shop. In the background is a railr... |
| Date: | 11 03 1963 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Exterior view of two abandoned stock yard buildings. Between the buildings is the unused loading chute. |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of a wooden structure, with wood planks and wheels on the lawn outside. The sign above the door reads: "H. Farnum, Wheelwright." Caption reads: "Old C... |
| Date: | 03 1926 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Exterior view of a deteriorating wooden shed surrounded by an animal shelter, farm equipment, and other farm buildings. The painted sign on the shed reads:... |
| Date: | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The ruins of Columbia after Sherman passed through, with damaged buildings, free-standing columns, and a pile of rubble. Plate 55 |
| Date: | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of commercial area of the city, taken after General Sherman marched through. Most of the buildings appear to be intact, but one of the build... |
| Date: | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of a vacant lot littered with garbage and weeds in a residential area. Across the street in the background are what appears to be a row of apartment b... |
| Date: | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Bombed street and Catholic Church in Phat Diem, North Vietnam. American journalist David Schoenbrun, who visited the city in August 1967, reported that the... |
| Date: | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Colorized postcard of "The Ruins." A brick hotel (possibly the MLAKAR HOTEL) is behind and to the right of the old foundation. Various signs are pasted on ... |
| Date: | 10 1992 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Robert Becker of the Lincoln Star Journal photographs the home in which his father grew up. |
| Date: | 1947 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Abandoned enlisted men's barracks at Truax Field. |
| Date: | 06 2014 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View through chain-link fence towards the railroad trestle that spans the Wisconsin River, worn with age, and split apart in the middle. There is a padlock... |
| Date: | 05 28 1918 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across tall grass along a bridge or wall towards plant buildings. A sign reads: "Danger; Low bridge." Another sign above a door on the right reads: "N... |
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:
