Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 100

Photograph

Steamboat "Clyde"

Date: 1870
Description: The sidewheel steam rafter "Clyde," which was the first iron hull steamboat. Sign on side of boat reads: "Dubuque, Reads Landing & Eau Claire." Agricultura...
Photograph

Locomotive No. 539

Date: 1882
Description: View across railroad tracks of two men posing near the right side of locomotive no. 539 on another set of railroad tracks. The locomotive was built by the ...
Photograph

Pipers Garden Cafeteria

Date: 10 04 1930
Description: Pipers garden cafeteria, 120 East Mifflin Street.
Photograph

Fire Station on State Street

Date: 1902
Description: Station #2 of the Madison Fire Department at 125 State Street. Several men in uniform pose in front of the building with a horse-drawn wagon. A sign on the...
Postcard

High School

Date: 1910
Description: View of the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Hudson, Wis."
Photograph

Park Building

Date: 1905
Description: North Side Park building. There is a bell tower above the entrance.
Photograph

T.G. Mandt Carriage Factory

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated exterior view of T.G. Mandt Wagons & Carriages. Several of the men are standing near or leaning on one of the many carriages displayed ar...
Photograph

Stockholm Village School

Date: 1905
Description: Students and teachers standing outside two-story brick Public School building.
Photograph

Boy Scouts Ring Replica of Liberty Bell

Date: 02 12 1952
Description: Boy Scouts ring a replica of the Liberty Bell to launch the three year progam of Wisconsin Boy Scouts. The bell stands in the Wisconsin State Historical So...
Photograph

Locomotive Engine No. 518

Date: 
Description: View of locomotive engine no. 518 on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. Two men are posing on the train.
Print

Merry Christmas

Date: 1918
Description: Holiday card with the American Eagle, gripping lightening bolts, ribbons and holly in his talons. In the background are clouds and a map of the United Stat...
Print

A Valentine For Teacher

Date: 1935
Description: Valentine's Day card for a teacher. A scene of a schoolhouse with a belfry surrounded by trees, lawn and a fence. Schoolchildren are in the schoolyard carr...
Photograph

Presbyterian Church

Date: 1920
Description: View across road towards a church with a steeple that features a bell. There is an open shed behind the church, and houses are in the background. A datesto...
Postcard

Community Church of Boulder Junction

Date: 
Description: Color postcard of the Community Church with many trees surrounding it.
Photograph

Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the Methodist Evangelical Church. The building features a sign that says: M.E. 1893. There is a lamp over the entrance, a small, lattice-e...
Photograph

City Hall in Library Park

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of two-story city hall in Library Park. It features a bell tower and mansard roof. There is a plaque mounted over the doorway just below the roof....
Photograph

Teacher Ringing School Bell of One-Room School House

Date: 
Description: Teacher pulling on a rope to ring the school bell in a one-room school house. School literature and a chalkboard are visible in the background.
Photograph

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Date: 1937
Description: Exterior view of white clapboard church with a bell tower and stained glass windows.
Photograph

Locomotive Engine No. 2630

Date: 
Description: Left side view of locomotive engine no. 2630, a steam locomotive of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.
Photograph

Locomotive Engine No. 7131

Date: 
Description: Left side view of locomotive engine no. 7131 in Milwaukee.

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: