Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-11 of 11

Photograph

Howard Miner Receiving Poppy

Date: 09 20 1934
Description: Howard Miner, disabled World War I veteran, receiving Forget-me-not flower from Florence Palz, ladies auxiliary chairman, marking the opening of the forget...
Photograph

Bashford Methodist Church Party

Date: 12 15 1948
Description: Santa Claus distributing gifts to five youth in wheelchairs at a party at Bashford Methodist Church at 11 N. 7th Street.
Photograph

Grand Army of the Republic Members

Date: 1935
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the Grand Army of the Republic; left to right: L.A. Wilcox, Ansel Gailsburg, Elmer Sorkness (in wheelchair), and B. Re...
Photograph

Dane County Medical Society Auxiliary

Date: 03 06 1956
Description: Members of the Dane County Medical Society Auxiliary maintain a loan closet which contains medical equipment which can be borrowed by families. Pictured ar...
Photograph

Four Lakes Secretaries Association Scholarship

Date: 03 22 1957
Description: Members of the Four Lakes Secretaries Association present a check for $100 to Mary Mills, a victim of polio, seated in a wheelchair. The money will help de...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 359-369

Date: 
Description: Everybody was wonderful

Stars kept rising, pink and gold
Trailing threads of breathless music
barely out of reach
Hand to hand around the n...
Photograph

Wisconsin Easter Seal Society Awards

Date: 10 20 1960
Description: Group portrait of four award winners at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Easter Seal Society. In back are: Mrs. Frank Rehauer of Two Rivers and Ralph El...
Photograph

29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers

Date: 08 1889
Description: Formal outdoor group portrait of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers. They are posing while lined up on the front steps of the Milwaukee Armory building...
Photograph

Meinhardt Raabe as Little Oscar at Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek

Date: 
Description: Meinhardt Raabe as Little Oscar standing with a group of children, some in wheelchairs, at Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek. The Wienermobile is in the background...
Photograph

Cuba City Hospital and Clinic

Date: 02 02 1954
Description: A nurse standing next to a patient who is exercising at the Cuba City Hospital and Clinic.
Photograph

Dane County American Legion Forty-and-Eight Banquet

Date: 03 28 1954
Description: At the Annual Dane County American Legion 40-and-8 banquet, they collected money for local charities. In the photograph R.C. Golden hands a check to Clyde ...

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: