Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 27

Photograph

Earl Sloan Farm

Date: 10 02 1945
Description: Earl Sloan farm near Madison taken for the Wisconsin Power & Light Company.
Photograph

William Siebert Farm

Date: 10 02 1945
Description: William Siebert farm near Madison, taken for Wisconsin Power & Light Company.
Photograph

Wiesman Inn

Date: 1930
Description: View of the former Wiesman Inn, now a farmhouse.
Photograph

Wiesman Inn

Date: 1930
Description: View of the former Wiesman Inn, now a farmhouse.
Photograph

Wiesman Inn

Date: 1930
Description: View of the former Wiesman Inn, now a farmhouse.
Photograph

Wiesman Inn

Date: 1930
Description: View of the former Wiesman Inn, now a farmhouse.
Photograph

Hile House

Date: 1921
Description: View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office...
Photograph

International M Tractor with Snowplow

Date: 1945
Description: Man plowing snow with an International M tractor and snowplow. Original caption reads: "Then equipped with Trojan Vee-type snow plow as shown, the Trojan o...
Photograph

International Truck with Trailer

Date: 1939
Description: Two men speak to one another as a woman wearing an apron enters a trailer used by the Ohio Edison Company. The trailer is attached to an International D-2 ...
Photograph

Oat Field

Date: 07 1967
Description: A country road and electrical lines run through a field of oats. On the left is a road, and a farmhouse is in the background on a hill.
Photograph

Woman Disposing of Ashes

Date: 04 23 1926
Description: A woman wearing a dress and bonnet empties a pail of ashes into a refuse pile in the front yard of a farmhouse.
Photograph

Farmhouse and Barnyard

Date: 04 1926
Description: Chickens stand in a barnyard surrounding a farmhouse. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrat...
Photograph

Refuse Pile

Date: 03 1926
Description: A refuse pile consisting of glass, a broken basket, bottles, cans, and other items behind a farmhouse. A crumbling foundation is in the background.
Photograph

Farm Refuse in Attic

Date: 1926
Description: Close-up view of a pile of garbage in a farmhouse attic consisting of metal pieces, pipes, machine parts, and other items.
Photograph

Cluttered Backyard

Date: 05 1923
Description: Debris-strewn back yard of a farmhouse. Original caption reads: "Farm buildings - cluttered up back yard at John Eshe farm."
Photograph

Electric Light Switch

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner pushing a button on an electric light switch on the wall in her farmhouse.
Photograph

Unkempt Backyard

Date: 07 1923
Description: Rags, discarded shoes, empty bottles and food cans littering the space surrounding a rear entrance to a farmhouse.
Photograph

Hot Water Heater

Date: 06 1923
Description: Kerosene hot water heater. Larger tanks are behind the heater.
Photograph

Woman Doing Laundry

Date: 11 1919
Description: A woman using an electric washer and wringer to launder clothing on the Babcock Farm.
Photograph

Farmall A Tractor Fitted with Homemade Mail Cab

Date: 1941
Description: A Farmall A tractor that has been fitted with a homemade cab delivering mail to a farm. The cab on top of the tractor has a decal on the side that reads: "...

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: