Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 27

Photograph

Brigham Farm Building in Ruin

Date: 06 1925
Description: View of three farm buildings - the one in the center is collapsing.
Photograph

Old Beecher Tavern

Date: 1935
Description: Tavern in a state of deterioration, with rubble in front. The tavern is partly obscured by an oak tree, and a white house stands behind the tavern.
Photograph

Doty House

Date: 
Description: The Doty House, built in the 1840s.
Photograph

Doty House

Date: 1898
Description: The Doty House on Doty Street (formerly Clymer Street), the first "Executive Mansion" in Madison, occupied in 1841-1844 by Territorial Governor James Duane...
Photograph

Old Carriage House

Date: 02 28 1971
Description: Exterior of exotic-looking Old Carriage House on the northeast edge of Lake Kegonsa in Stoughton. John Williams, a steel magnate from Youngstown, Ohio, use...
Photograph

Shacks along Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: Shacks at the foot of North Main Street along Lake Monona near what later became Brittingham Park.
Photograph

Foot of West Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Area at the foot of West Main Street, which is now Brittingham Park. Weatherworn buildings are on the right.
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Depot

Date: 08 1962
Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Depot built about 1855-1856 by W.H. McFarland. The building seen in the picture still has the original timbers...
Photograph

Tenpin Alley, Pokerville

Date: 1925
Description: A view of Tenpin Alley (rear) active in lead mining days.
Photograph

Building, Pokerville

Date: 1925
Description: This building was said to have been an early residence.
Photograph

Abandoned Army Shooting Range

Date: 08 07 1947
Description: Abandoned army shooting range at Truax Field, with Police Officer Lester Shore in the lower right foreground.
Photograph

The Plow (Plough) Inn

Date: 1920
Description: The Plow (Plough) Inn, 3402 Monroe St., surrounded by trees. The stone section on the right is the original farmhouse. The brick section on the left was a...
Photograph

Site of Holton Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A car and driver stop on a country road near Mt. Horeb at the site of the Holton Tavern. A windmill and tree stand on the site and there is debris at the ...
Photograph

Abandoned Cottage and Farm Machine

Date: 07 1967
Description: An old, broken farm machine rests on the ground, with an abandoned cottage in the background.
Photograph

Albion Town Hall

Date: 1932
Description: View across street of car parked in front of a modest neoclassical style building with an arched window over its double front door. It is shaded by a large...
Photograph

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the disintegrating Benjamin Walker Castle in the 900 block of E. Gorham Street. The castle was built by an Englishman, Benjamin Walker, ab...
Photograph

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the front of the disintegrating Benjamin Walker Castle. Much of the window glass is broken out, and the sandstone bricks are eroding or br...
Photograph

Camp Randall

Date: 09 2013
Description: The preserved guardhouse on the site of Camp Randall under a protective awning. The guardhouse is made of wood and has metal screening in the small window ...
Photograph

Ruins on the Ice Age Trail

Date: 06 2014
Description: View up hill towards the ruins of a large stone house near Indian Lake. Trees and bushes surround the remains of the building.
Photograph

Beauty Salon on Lakeside Street

Date: 11 21 2014
Description: View of an old, wooden bench sitting in front of a large, front window of a beauty salon. Decorative snowflakes and lights are hanging on the inside of the...

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: