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Photograph

WPA Exhibit

Date: 1937
Description: Opening ceremonies for a Work Progress Administration (WPA) exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Drawing

Wisconsin Turns Its Back on the Soup Kitchen

Date: 02 1932
Description: Engraving by Charles Silver to mark the passage of Wisconsin's Unemployment Compensation Law, the first in the nation.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

The Reason For Hotel Liberty

Date: 04 03 1915
Description: Newspaper illustration of a man carrying a bedroll standing near railroad tracks and a sign that reads: "Warning, Private Property, Keep Off." The caption ...
Photograph

Recession Hearing

Date: 03 15 1961
Description: A man is standing and holding a microphone. Behind him are two cameramen with cameras, and several people sitting or standing. In the foreground are two me...

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