Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Work
Filter: Subject of economics
Filter: Subject of signs and symbols
Filter: Creator Name of Unknown
| Date: | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three men, including Governor Patrick J. Lucey, pose in front of a sign that reads: "Labor Works For Highway Safety. Make Labor Day Weekend A Safe, Pleasan... |
| Date: | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Union Label Trades Department poster with samples of shop cards and union buttons from various trades. Created by Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Work... |
| Date: | 1933 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Men looking for a job during the Great Depression waiting their turn in the Employment Office waiting room, while another man is sitting with a clerk and f... |
| Date: | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group of people standing in front of a Soo Line freight car that was used by the railroad to promote hog transportation. This photograph was donated to the... |
| Date: | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad locomotive #1100, a class I engine, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1873 and originally numbered #199. Th... |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of the buildings located on what is thought to be the east side of Main Street, including a physician and surgeon's office and a bank. |
| Date: | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Striking members of the United Packinghouse Workers employed by the Colonial Sugar Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, distribute literature to passers-by u... |
| Date: | 05 18 1936 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A Works Progress Administration (WPA) crew at work laying a stone terrace in Stevens Point. |
| Date: | 04 15 1966 |
|---|---|
| Description: | At a demonstration against the payment of taxes to support the war in Vietnam, a young man burns his check to the Internal Revenue Service. Probably in fro... |
| Date: | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery... |
| Date: | 1895 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three men and a horse standing in front of a blacksmith shop which has a sign above the doorway advertising M. Karger and Brothers Clothing and Furnishing ... |
| Date: | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Fundraising booth of the United Temperance Movement of Wisconsin at the Wisconsin State Fair. At that booth one could purchase soft drinks, milk, and "fir... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | Two men stand in front of a booth sponsored by the Congress of Industrial Organizations at a fair. In addition to displays on farmer-labor solidarity and v... |
| Date: | 04 26 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Speakers platform for the Jobs Now Rally called by the AFL-CIO at R.F. Kennedy Stadium. The rally was called to draw attention to the problems caused by th... |
| Date: | 04 26 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Banner displayed by Milwaukee's Amalgamated Meatcutters locals at the Jobs Now Rally sponsored by the AFL-CIO in R.F. Kennedy Stadium. |
| Date: | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Children of unemployed members of the Amalgamated Clothing workers picket with their parents to protest low-wage clothing imports. They carry signs that re... |
| Date: | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A view of a broad street lined with businesses in brick buildings. Horse-drawn carts are parked along the street and pedestrians are visible as well. Signs... |
| Date: | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across Main Street. A bike rests on the curb while a group of well-dressed men gather on the sidewalk nearby. Business signs read: "The Ensign Co.," "... |
| Date: | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of the Broadway Street business district, with electric lights and power lines overhead, and streetcar tracks. Text on bank building (far left) reads:... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | Two-sided playing card used for advertising by magician Howard Thurston (d. 1936), arguably the greatest magician of his day. The reverse side of the card ... |
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: