Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 729

Photograph

Bootleg Days

Date: 08 23 1933
Description: Elevated view of six customers celebrating Bootleg Days at Arthur Janik's tavern "The Balcony Inn" at Lincoln and 33rd Streets. Arthur Janik was the propri...
Photograph

Do-nut Queen Advertisement

Date: 10 17 1944
Description: Donut queen posed for advertising campaign. The female model is holding a box of donuts and is sitting on a large clock bearing the slogan: "It's Always Do...
Photograph

Photographers at the Strobo Research Lab

Date: 
Description: Photographers demonstrating strobe light functions at Frank Scherschel's Strobe Research Lab. Frank Scherschel is in the back on the righthand side, wearin...
Photograph

Children in Library

Date: 1938
Description: Young children reading at the library. A librarian works near the circulation desk in the background. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap...
Photograph

Zona Gale

Date: 1920
Description: Zona Gale (Mrs. William Breese) in formal pose with her hair up and her hands clasped in front of her.
Photograph

Dining Room at Lumber Camp

Date: 1885
Description: Dining room, probably at D. Sullivan's lumber camp.
Photograph

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1936
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife Olgivanna, seated together reading in a bedroom at Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin...
Photograph

Signing Wisconsin Unemployment Law

Date: 01 28 1932
Description: Governor Philip La Follette signing Wisconsin's pioneer unemployment compensation law. From left to right are Henry Ohl, Elizabeth Brandeis, Paul A. Raushe...
Photograph

Railroad Office

Date: 1887
Description: General office of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company in the Mitchell Building in Milwaukee. Left to right: the individual seated in left ...
Photograph

Group Portrait in the Governor's Office

Date: 12 23 1920
Description: Members of the Department of State in the Governor's office at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Seated, in the middle, is Secretary Fred R. Zimmerman.
Photograph

Steam Tractor with Sod-breaking Plows

Date: 
Description: Two men are posing standing on a steam tractor on the right, probably a Linnell, attached to sod-breaking plows steered by two men on the left. Behind them...
Photograph

McCormick Reaper Exhibit at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 1933
Description: Female model posing with a rake next to a reproduction of Cyrus Hall McCormick's first reaper at International Harvester's "A Century of Progress" Worlds F...
Photograph

International Harvester Publicity Division Office

Date: 04 1925
Description: Three employees of the Publicity Division of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Remley and Miss McNulty.
Photograph

Agricultural Extension Department Library

Date: 1915
Description: Women sitting in the library of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department.
Photograph

Stenographers

Date: 1894
Description: Stenographers at the law firm of Winkler, Flanders, Smith, Bottum, & Vilas.
Photograph

Office Baby

Date: 05 19 1965
Description: Mother brings baby to secretarial job.
Photograph

Mary Elizabeth Mears

Date: 1855
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mary Elizabeth Mears, also known as Nellie Wildwood.
Photograph

Woman at Work

Date: 03 24 1969
Description: Young woman at work designing a magazine cover.
Photograph

Women Balling Twine at Deering Works

Date: 1915
Description: Female workers using machines to ball twine at International Harvester's Deering Works twine mill. The Deering works was located at Fullerton and Clybourn ...
Photograph

Office at Osborne Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Male and female office workers inside International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was located at 5 Pulaski Street, and was owned and op...

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: