Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-12 of 12

Photograph

Selling Christmas Trees

Date: 12 12 1953
Description: Kenneth Boller picks one tree from a stack to set up for display in the Boy Scouts Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps Christmas sale lot at the Gisholt Machin...
Photograph

Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Captain Arne Lewick doubles as the fire station mechanic. Smoking a pipe, he is working at a lathe.
Photograph

Sears Roebuck Store Construction

Date: 01 18 1954
Description: Joe Starkey, Herman Crume, and Harley Buelow working on forms for the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
Photograph

Manchester's Advertising Department Views Printing Press

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Five women wearing folded newspaper hats while viewing a large printing press on a tour at Madison Newspapers Inc. The five women from the advertising depa...
Photograph

E.O. Dahl Building Contractors Shop

Date: 03 11 1958
Description: Employees work in the shop at the E.O. Dahl Building Contractors building at 4556 Winnequah Road in Monona. Eugene O. and John O. Dahl own the business. ...
Photograph

Hawthorne Branch Library Remodeling

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Remodeling is underway for the new Hawthorne Branch Library at 2041 Atwood Avenue. This library location replaced the Williamson Street branch library and ...
Photograph

Linotype Operator Retires After Thirty-Six Years

Date: 06 27 1958
Description: John (Jack) Barkenhagen (right) shown with his co-workers at Madison Newspapers, Inc. for his retirement after 36 years as a linotype operator. He is a nat...
Photograph

Annual Conference of 4-H Club Leaders

Date: 10 28 1958
Description: Taking part in a discussion group at the annual conference of 4-H club leaders are, left to right: Mrs. Loren Furchtenicht, Shell Lake; Elizabeth Davies, M...
Photograph

Thunder Jet Ice Boat

Date: 01 23 1955
Description: The ice boat, "Thunder Jet," on a frozen Lake Monona. One of the two men aboard is probably the pilot, Bill "Curley" Perrigo, sitting at the helm or by the...
Photograph

Governor Gaylord Nelson Starts Wisconsin State Journal Newpaper Press

Date: 01 29 1959
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson is shown, wearing the traditional pressman's hat, as he pushes the button to start the Wisconsin State Journal press to celebrate t...
Photograph

Snow Blower in Front of Capitol Building

Date: 02 11 1959
Description: "What All Hope Snow Will Do: Blow" is the caption. As much snow on the ground as there was at anytime during the past two winters. A man is pushing the sno...
Photograph

Ground-Breaking for Insurance Company Building

Date: 11 23 1960
Description: Ground-breaking ceremony for the Wisconsin Life Insurance Company's new office building at Segoe road and University avenue. The company president, Gordon ...

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: