Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Dwellings
Filter: Subject of botany
Filter: Subject of human settlements
Filter: Type of Drawing
| Date: | 01 12 1844 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A pen and ink drawing of a log cabin, pork casks, and a washtub, contained in a letter written by Thomas Steel, Waukesha County farmer and physician, to hi... |
| Date: | 1856 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859. |
| Date: | 1852 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Pencil drawing of Madison landscape as seen from University Hill. The main street in the center is State Street, and the building with Greek columns in the... |
| Date: | 1829 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Drawing of Cassville depicting a horse cart on the river's edge, with men and boats. |
| Date: | 1655 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Front view of the Radisson cabin, the first house built by a white man in Wisconsin. It was built between 1650 and 1660 on Chequamegon Bay, in the vicinity... |
| Date: | 1946 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Front view of the Ackerman farmhouse, built about 1841, located at University Avenue and East Mill Street. |
| Date: | 1869 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of the Berlin High School, with children playing and people walking in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Martin H. Meyer's birthplace. Reproduced from a lead pencil sketch made in 1870. |
| Date: | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of a farmstead with multiple pine trees. A road is in foreground with a carriage driven by two horses, and a man in the carriage. A dog runs in front ... |
| Date: | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of an estate covered with various plants and trees. Two people stand on a sidewalk in front of the distant estate, looking towards it. Two horses dra... |
| Date: | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of cattle, sheep, and pigs in a pasture on a farm. Two houses are in the distance, and a horse-drawn carriage is moving along the road on the left. Ca... |
| Date: | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A drawing of the American House, 1 North Pinckney Street. It burned down in a fire in 1868. |
| Date: | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Description: | An image from a sketchbook of the town of Iowa Falls. There is a fence in the foreground and buildings in the background. |
| Date: | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Reproduction of a pen drawing of the Grignon house. The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon.... |
| Date: | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Harvey Hospital, or the Soldiers' Orphans Home. The main octagon section was the home of Governor Farwell, and the wing of wood was added in 1862 and used ... |
| Date: | 1872 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Drawing of and elevated view across water towards the Kendall residence, home of George L. Storer, a businessman in Madison. Three people are in a rowboat,... |
| Date: | 1858 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Pencil sketch of the Jacob Miller home. |
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:
