Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Factories
Filter: Year of 1900-1999
Filter: Creator Name of Unknown
| Date: | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Interior view of Frank J. Hess and Sons barrel-making factory, 1952 Atwood Avenue at Schenck's Corners. Pictured l to r: Frank Jr., Edward, Joseph, Tony, a... |
| Date: | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A worker cuts curd to make Swiss cheese at the Jorden Cheese factory. |
| Date: | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Workers hooping the curd to make cheddar cheese at the Plymouth Cheese factory. |
| Date: | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil, and other officials touring the Allis-Chalmers plant. |
| Date: | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Women working on the automobile assembly line at Nash Motors (later American Motors) during World War I. |
| Date: | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View down the canal, with buildings along the shoreline, and a boat coming down the canal. |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Two men pose at the Barron Coop Creamery next to the churns full of butter, which is ready to be packed into the small barrels nearby. |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Men and boys with wagonloads of milk at the Rockdale Creamery. |
| Date: | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Workers at the A.O. Smith Corporation in Milwaukee assembling frames for Cadillac automobiles. In 1902 Arthur O. Smith, son of the company's founder, produ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Alfred W. Lawson (second from right) and his employees in front of his South Milwaukee factory with the center section of his new airplane, the Lawson Midn... |
| Date: | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Workers in the General Assembly Department of the Wright Brothers' airplane factory. |
| Date: | 07 1917 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A factory worker painting the United States insignia on a bi-plane wing. |
| Date: | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing letterhead. Fuller & Johnson was run by John A. Johnson and was one of Madison's largest employers. |
| Date: | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Colorized image of the Fairbanks-Morse & Company buildings. |
| Date: | 09 18 1929 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Floralo Incense Company, located at 1212 Regent Street. |
| Date: | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Exterior view of the United States Sugar Company factory next to railroad tracks on Atwood Avenue. The building was occupied in 1980 by Garver Feed & Suppl... |
| Date: | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View from hill looking down towards the Fox River. On the opposite shoreline are industrial buildings. Further down the river on the right are bridges. Cap... |
| Date: | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view from hill towards the Fox River and an industrial area through trees. A powerline is running across the skyline. Caption reads: "View on Fox ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of the Marathon Paper Mills Company in winter. In 1956, Marathon sold the Ashland plant to the American Can Company, before that, the Menasha Company ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view over houses towards the industrial area along the Rock River. |
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: