Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 35

Photograph

Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire

Date: 1871
Description: Street scene showing destruction after Peshtigo fire.
Photograph

Family with Horses and Wagons

Date: 1875
Description: View uphill towards a family standing in a yard, some in wagons, behind a wood fence and picket gate. Behind them is a simple frame house with small window...
Photograph

Farmers Unloading Milk Cans

Date: 1876
Description: Farmers off-loading milk cans from their wagons at the creamery. One man is operating a hoist, lifting a can to pour the milk down a chute.
Photograph

Baileys Harbor

Date: 1905
Description: View down road. There is a long fence and a sidewalk on the right side. Houses and trees are on both sides of the road. Caption reads: "Baileys Harbor Wis"...
Photograph

Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel brewery, est. 1867, located at 5 Jefferson Avenue.
Photograph

Miller Delivery Wagon

Date: 
Description: Man standing in front of horse-drawn wagon loaded with barrels of beer from the Miller Brewery. The sign near the wagon seat reads: "No.2" and the sign pai...
Photograph

Vaseaux Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Children standing on horses' backs posing for the photograph, alongside of a wagon, and other horseback riders, on the shore of Vaseaux Lake. Caption reads...
Photograph

Railroad Station

Date: 1890
Description: People with horses and wagons are congregated at the railroad depot.
Photograph

Lighthouse

Date: 
Description: View toward the Cape May lighthouse and a few nearby buildings. Several people are standing on a platform near the top of the lighthouse. At the base of th...
Photograph

Ox-drawn Cart

Date: 
Description: Cart drawn by two oxen on a tree-lined dirt road. The driver holds a stick and the cart holds lumber and rope. Caption reads, "'The Village Express' Rutlan...
Photograph

Ox-drawn Wagon

Date: 
Description: View of man and children on a tree-lined dirt road with an ox-drawn wagon. The man stands in the foreground holding a whip with the children just behind hi...
Photograph

"A Load of Montana Spuds"

Date: 
Description: A view of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon which is loaded with giant, six-foot-high potatoes, probably to be used as a tall-tale postcard. Caption reads:...
Photograph

Giant Pumpkin

Date: 
Description: A view of a man standing next to an oxen-drawn wagon carrying a giant pumpkin. Text on the photograph reads: "Just The Right Size For One Pumpkin Pie." Cap...
Photograph

Bank and Street Scene

Date: 
Description: View across street toward the bank. Near the bank is an automobile, pedestrians and a horse pulling a wagon.
Photograph

The First National Bank

Date: 
Description: View across intersection toward the First National Bank. Caption reads: "First National Bank Building, Hugo, Okla"
Photograph

Oxen Hauling Logs

Date: 
Description: Oxen haul a cart near a stack of logs. A man stands on top of the cart. In the background is the forest. Caption reads: "A Pine Tree Forest near Pocomoke C...
Photograph

Oxen Pulling a Wagon Filled with Logs

Date: 
Description: A team of eight oxen pulling a wagon filled with logs. One man is standing by the side of the oxen, while three other men wearing large hats and an African...
Photograph

Hunter Bros. Milling Co.

Date: 
Description: View across railroad tracks toward the Hunter Bros. Milling Co. mill. There is a railroad train on the tracks next to the mill. A man is standing in front ...
Photograph

Broad Street Residential Area

Date: 
Description: View down Broad Street. There is one automobile parked on the left, and some horse-drawn vehicles in the far distance. Houses and sidewalks are on both sid...
Photograph

Wagons in front of McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: View across street of men sitting on wagons, loaded with products, at the curb in front of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. dealership. Other men are s...

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: