Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 1042

Photograph

Automobile Accident on County Trunk M

Date: 04 15 1934
Description: Onlookers surveying damage from a fatal two-car collision. The view is looking south on County Trunk Highway M, between Speedway Road and Middleton. In the...
Photograph

Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 
Description: View down dirt road towards the Lappley Bros. Lumber Yard. There are houses on the right and in the far background. There are horses and carriages parked a...
Photograph

Motorcycle Racetrack

Date: 
Description: Motorcyclists race, probably at the Wisconsin State Fair Grounds.
Photograph

Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
Photograph

Pennco Station

Date: 07 24 1934
Description: Pennsylvania oil company gas station at the corner of 2 North Park and Regent Streets in the Greenbush neighborhood.
Photograph

The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
Photograph

Dead for the Country

Date: 
Description: A cross with the inscription "Morts Pour La Patrie." Captioned "Dead for the Country," a familiar sign in the valley of the Marne.
Photograph

Buckhorn Cheese Company

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the Buckhorn Cheese Company plant. A sign painted on the exterior of the building reads: "Take One Home."
Photograph

Semi-Pro Baseball

Date: 1915
Description: Two men playing baseball for semi-pro teams in a Milwaukee ballpark.
Photograph

Community Pharmacy

Date: 07 10 1975
Description: Entrance to the WSA Community Pharmacy, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin.
Photograph

Children with Lecturer

Date: 1924
Description: At Louisiana State University, an instructor lectures a group of children on agriculture using charts prepared by International Harvester Company. The lect...
Photograph

Starlite Drive-in Theater sign

Date: 07 23 1959
Description: "Lights On" sign at the Starlite, a drive-in movie theatre.
Photograph

Sugar Bowl

Date: 
Description: Sugar Bowl rock formation. In the foreground is a man in rowboat with the name "Hattie" painted on its side. The river is smooth as glass, and on the oppos...
Photograph

McCormick-Deering 123-SP Combine in Barley Field

Date: 1947
Description: Farmers operating a McCormick-Deering 123-SP combine in a barley field. The combine was owned by Roy Kinsey.
Photograph

Farmall M Leveling Gravel at Hinsdale Farm

Date: 1949
Description: Worker leveling gravel with a McCormick-Deering Farmall M tractor and a no. 7 angle dozer at International Harvester's Hinsdale farm and testing facility.
Photograph

Rural Crossroads

Date: 05 1928
Description: Desolate rural cross roads near Palos Park.
Photograph

International M Series Panel Truck

Date: 1914
Description: International M series panel truck used for delivery of baked goods. The truck was owned by Michele Riverso, Panetteria Napolitana of 1450 W. Polk Street.
Photograph

McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1847
Description: Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue...
Photograph

Trolley Car Pulling Flat Car Carrying McCormick Binder and Mower

Date: 1899
Description: Group of people posing on a trolley car, which is pulling a flat car loaded with a McCormick grain binder and mower as part of an event culminating the "Cr...

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: